唱關於神秘耶利亞女郎
(唱)(關於)(神秘)(耶利亞)(女郎)
(chang4) (guan1 yu2) (shen2 mi4) (Ye1 Li4 Ya3) (nü3 lang2)
(to sing) (about, pertaining to) (mysterious) (Ye Li Ya) (young woman)
Sing about the mysterious young woman Ye Li Ya
My tutor found another song for me to learn. There is a translation of it after the video and vocabulary lists. The singing doesn’t begin until about 0:30.
This song is relatively simple and uses quite a bit of vocabulary I have used recently such as (you will find an audio below with my tutor saying these Chinese words in these lists, and me following that with the English translation):
神秘 (shen2 mi4) mysterious
擁抱 (yong1 bao4) to hold, to hug
有個 (you3 ge.) there is
永遠 (yong3 yuan3) forever, eternal
年輕 (nian2 qing1) young
地方 (di4 fang1) place, location
眼睛 (yan3 jing1) eyes
如果 (ru2 guo3) if
一定 (yi1 ding4) certainly, necessarily
名字 (ming2 zi.) name
老 (lao3) old
更 (geng4) more, even more
There are also combinations using words I am familiar with like:
神奇 (shen2 qi2) mystical, miraculous, magical
傳說 (chuan2 shuo1) legend says
尋找 (xun2 zhao3) to search, to look for, to seek
為了 (wei4 le.) for the purpose
努力 (nu3 li4) to strive, to try hard
女郎 (nü3 lang2) young woman
叫做 (jiao4 zuo4) to be called, known as
A couple of the words were completely new to me, as in:
使 (shi3) to make, to cause
得到(de2 dao4) to obtain
Here is the audio of the title and vocabulary list above:
Here is a translation of the song:
很遠的地方有個女郎
(很)(遠)(的)(地)(方)(有個)(女郎)
(hen3) (yuan3) (de.) (di4) (fang1) (you3 ge.) (nü3 lang2)
(very) (far, distant) (adjective marker) (place, location) (there is) (young woman)
In a very far away place there is a young woman
名字叫做耶利亞
(名字)(叫做)(耶利亞)
(ming2 zi.) (jiao4 zuo4) (Ye1 Li4 Ya4)
(name) (known as) (Ye Li Ya)
Whose name is Ye Li Ya
有人在傳說她的眼睛
(有)(人)(在)(傳說)(她的)(眼睛)
(you3) (ren2) (zai4) (chuan2 shuo1) (ta1 de.) (yan3 jing1)
(there are) (people) (in) (that say, tell the legend) (her) (eyes)
There are people who tell the legend that her eyes
看了使你更年輕
(看了)(使)(你)(更)(年輕)
(kan4 le.) (shi3) (ni3) (geng4) (nian2 qing1)
(to look at) (to cause) (you) (more, even more) (young)
When you look at them you are young again
如果你得到她的擁抱
(如果)(你)(得到)(她的)(擁抱)
(ru2 guo3) (ni3) (de2 dao4) (ta1 de.) (yong1 bao4)
(if) (you) (to obtain) (her) (embrace)
If you obtain her embrace
你就永遠不會老
(你)(就)(永遠)(不)(會)(老)
(ni3) (jiu4) (yong2 yuan3) (bu2) (hui4) (lao3)
(you) (at once) (forever) (not) (will, be able to) (old)
You at once forever will not be old
為了這個神奇的傳說
(為了)(這個)(神奇)(的)(傳說)
(wei4 le.) (zhe4 ge.) (shen2 qi2)(de.) (chuan2 shuo1)
(for this purpose or reason) (this) (magic)(al) (legend)
For this reason, this magical legend
我要努力去尋找
(我)(要)(努力)(去)(尋找)
(wo3) (yao4) (nu3 li4) (qu4) (xun2 zhao3)
(I) (want, will, must) (to strive) (to go) (to seek)
I must go and seek
耶利亞神秘 耶利亞
(耶利亞)(神秘)(耶利亞)
(Ye1 Li4 Ya4) (shen2 mi4) (Ye1 Li4 Ya4)
(Ye Li Ya) (mysterious) (Ye Li Ya)
Ye Li Ya, mysterious Ye Li Ya
耶利耶利亞
(耶利)(耶利亞)
(Ye1 Li4) (Ye1 Li4 Ya4)
Ye Li, Ye Li Ya
耶利亞神秘耶利亞
(耶利亞)(神秘)(耶利亞)
(Ye1 Li4 Ya4) (shen2 mi4) (Ye1 Li4 Ya4)
(Ye Li Ya) (mysterious) (Ye Li Ya)
Ye Li Ya, mysterious Ye Li Ya
我一定要找到她
(我)(一定)(要)(找到)(她)
(wo3) (yi1 ding4) (yao4) (zhao3 dao4) (ta1)
(I) ) (certainly, necessarily) (must) (find) (her)
I must search for her
Here is an audio of the lyrics read as they would be spoken:
It seems that at one time this song was so popular in Taiwan that you could hear it being hummed on every street corner! It does have a simple catchy tune. Another thing my tutor mentioned was that this video is from a few years ago, when vocalists sang the adjective marker 的 (de.) with a “dee” pronunciation. She does not know why. Modern singers tend to sing it more like it is spoke, as a short, almost clipped “duh.”
