#husileng

[hi-jjo]

天上的云朵 (heaven's clouds) - english translation

This is a folk song from the ᠤᠷᠠᠳ Urad tribe in Inner Mongolia. There are a few different versions as far as lyrics go, but this version was written by 吕燕卫 Lv Yanwei. This performance is by Mongolian singer 呼斯楞 Husileng.

绿色原野 青色山坡 蔚蓝天空多辽阔 想你的时候 就唱起牧歌 望着天上的云朵 流浪的风儿 缠绕着云朵 自由自在 多快活哦 多想化作 天上的云朵 和你一起漂泊 我多想化作 天上的云朵 和你一起漂泊

银色月光 青色湖泊 圣洁的湖水多清澈 想你的夜晚 就这样痴痴 望着水中的云朵 流浪的云朵 爱恋着湖泊 爱恋着迷人的月色 啊 多想化作 水中的云朵 在你的湖水里停泊 我多想化作 水中的云朵 在你的湖水里停泊 在你的湖水里停泊

Green fields, verdant hillsides, how vast the azure open skies! The times I miss you, I sing a shepherd’s song, up to heaven's clouds Roaming winds twist ‘round the clouds without a care in the world—how joyous! Oh, to be one of heaven’s clouds, drifting together with you How I wish to be one of heaven’s clouds, drifting together with you

Silver moonbeams, verdant rivers, how pure the sacred lakewaters! The nights I miss you, just like this, I gaze fervently to the waters’ clouds Roaming clouds, in love with the lakes, in love with the enchanting moonlight! Oh, to be of the water’s clouds, moored within your lakewaters How I wish to be of the water’s clouds, moored within your lakewaters Moored within your lakewaters

t/n:

i'm starting to put more faith in myself as both a translator and a writer/poet, by trying to transform chinese poetry into english poetry, rather than stopping at simply an accurate copy. we'll see where this leads.