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紫气东来
Zǐ qì dōng lái
A fair wind blows
像茅山道士在
Xiàng Máoshān dàoshì zài
It seems the Shangqing priest is here
整天出胡子瞪眼吹吹吹吹个大气球 嗨
Zhěngtiān chū húzǐ dèngyǎn chuī chuī chuī chuī gè dà qìqiú, hāi
All day, he stares at his growing beard and blows, blows, blows, blows up a big balloon
他吹一口气就能把黑色变成彩色
Tā chuī yī kǒu qì jiù néng bǎ hēisè biànchéng cǎisè
With a single breath, he can turn blackness into color
急功近利躲躲闪闪所谓艺术除四害
Jígōngjìnlì duǒduoshǎnshǎn suǒwèi yìshù chúsìhài
The so-called art of eliminating vermin is profitable but shady
没志气没出息大大小小的什么道理
Méi zhìqì méi chūxī dàdàxiǎoxiǎo de shénme dàolǐ
If you have no aspirations and no promise, then what hope do you have?
神笔马良来到村里半开放式的墙壁
Shénbǐ Mǎ Liáng láidào cūn lǐ bàn kāifàng shì de qiángbì
Ma Liang and his magic brush arrive at the village’s half-enclosed walls
灵感爆炸
Línggǎn bàozhà
In an explosion of inspiration
开始八角形作画
Kāishǐ bājiǎoxíng zuò huà
He begins drawing octagons
黑白山水 花鸟鱼虫张大千开个价吧
Hēibái shānshuǐ, huāniǎoyúchóng Zhāng Dàqiān kāi gè jià ba
Black-and-white landscapes, bird-and-flower paintings, Chang Dai-chien — name your price
二八自行车金盔金甲走山间小路
Èrbā zìxíngchē jīn kuī jīn jiǎ zǒu shān jiān xiǎo lù
Gold-plated 28-inch bicycles wind down the small mountain road
儿童装饰画自由自在
Értóng zhuāngshìhuà zìyóuzìzài
The children make decorative paintings without a care in the world
自有我
Zìyǒu wǒ
My natural self
黑色丙烯和白色的玛丽
Hēisè bǐngxī hé báisè de Mǎlì
Black propene and white Mary
他说喜欢朴朴素素花花绿绿的华丽的画家
Tā shuō xǐhuān pǔpǔsùsù huāhuālǜlǜ de huálì de huàjiā
He says he likes simple, brightly-colored, ornate artists
气吞山河就是有点不一样
Qìtūnshānhé jiù shì yǒu diǎn bù yīyàng
Being daring makes you just a little different
因为未来的物质生活自己无法想象
Yīnwèi wèilái de wùzhìshēnghuó zìjǐ wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng
Because there’s no way to imagine your own future material life
看看公鸡 房子 云朵 和星球
Kànkàn gōngjī, fángzi, yúnduǒ, hé xīngqiú
Look at the roosters, the houses, the clouds, and the stars
未来的小轿车在眼前忽左忽右
Wèilái de xiǎojiàochē zài yǎn qián hū zuǒ hū yoù
Sedans of the future weave left and right before your eyes
锅盖我家有
Guōgài wǒ jiā yoǔ
My family has the lid to a pot
还是用柳条翻筋斗
Háishi yòng liǔtiáo fānjīndǒu
And we do somersaults with willow branches
这不是在纽约巴黎可以打我电话久久久
Zhè bù shì zài Niǔyuē Bālí kěyǐ dǎ wǒ diànhuà jiǔjiǔjiǔ
You can’t call my phone from New York or Paris, no, no, no
反正艺术品的价格批评家说得算
Fǎnzhèng yìshùpǐn de jiàgé pīpíngjiā shuō de suàn
No matter the work of art, its price comes down to what the critics say
笔有多大就多大
Bǐ yoǔ duō dà jiù duō dà
If the brush is that big, it’s that big
墨有多满就多满
Mò yoǔ duō mǎn jiù duō mǎn
If the inkwell is that full, it’s that full
吹吹吹吹牛,吹个大气球
Chuī chuī chuī chuīniú, chuī gè dà qìqiú
Boast, boast, boast, boast, and blow up a big balloon
吹吹吹吹牛,吹个大气球
Chuī chuī chuī chuīniú, chuī gè dà qìqiú
Boast, boast, boast, boast, and blow up a big balloon
吹吹吹吹牛,吹个大气球
Chuī chuī chuī chuīniú, chuī gè dà qìqiú
Boast, boast, boast, boast, and blow up a big balloon
吹吹吹吹牛,吹个大气球
Chuī chuī chuī chuīniú, chuī gè dà qìqiú
Boast, boast, boast, boast, and blow up a big balloon
可能是立体派印象派古典派雕塑
Kěnéng shì lìtǐpài yìnxiàngpài gǔdiǎnpài diāosù
It might be a cubist, impressionist, or classical sculpture
用放大镜仔细看看找到一只母猪
Yòng fàngdàjìng zǐxì kànkàn zhǎo dào yì zhī mǔ zhū
Carefully looking with a magnifying glass, I found a sow
欣赏的骄傲的自豪的虚荣的表情
Xīnshǎng de jiāo’ào de zìháo de xūróng de biǎoqíng
An expression of vain proud enjoyment
总之过程团结友爱你我很开心
Zǒngzhī guòchéng tuánjié yǒu’ài nǐ wǒ hěn kāixīn
No matter what, the process unites you and me in brotherhood, and we’re very happy
没有提出疑问就像神话中的动物
Méiyǒu tíchū yíwèn jiù xiàng shénhuà zhōng de dòngwù
Not asking questions makes us like mythical animals
手里拿着喇叭但是嘴已经被抹布堵住
Shǒu lǐ ná zhe lǎbā dànshì zuǐ yǐjīng bèi mābù dǔ zhù
We hold trumpets in our hands, but our mouths are already stopped up with cloth
希望一下笔 激起千层浪
Xīwàng yī xiàbǐ, jīqǐ qiān cénglàng
I hope that my brush gives rise to a thousand waves
和谐社会 万寿无疆
Héxié shèhuì, wànshòu wújiāng
Harmonious society, boundless longevity
想一想哲学的辨析很多很多问题
Xiǎng yī xiǎng zhéxué de biànxī hěn duō hěn duō wèntí
When I think about philosophical analysis, I have many, many questions
一拍脑门之乎者手里拿着个BB机
Yī pāi nǎomén zhīhuzhě shǒu lǐ ná zhe gè BB jī
The classics bounce off my forehead, and in my hand is a pager
他愁云满目的抽了一口中南海
Tā chóuyún mǎnmù de choū le yī kǒu Zhōngnánhǎi
With a gloomy look in his eyes, he smokes a Zhongnanhai
最后吹出牛来平平仄仄仄仄平
Zuìhòu chuī chū niú lái píng píng zè zè zè zè píng
And finally boasts, fa la fa fa fa fa la