04 本草纲目 | Ben Cao Gang Mu | A Herbalist's Manual

本草纲目 | Ben Cao Gang Mu | A Herbalist's Manual
Other Translations: Compendium of Materia Medica

曲： 周杰倫
Qu : Zhou Jie Lun
Music: Jay Chou

詞: 方文山
Ci : Fang Wen Shan
Lyrics: Vincent Fang


如果華佗再世　
Ru guo Hua Tuo zai shi
If Hua Tuo were still alive

祟洋都被醫治
Chong yang dou bei yi zhi
Worshipping of foreign cultures would be healed

外邦來學漢字　
Wai bong lai xue han zi
Foreigners coming to learn Chinese characters

激發我民族意識
Ji fa wo min zu yi shi
Stimulates my national consciousness

馬錢子 | 決明子 | 蒼耳子 | 還有蓮子
Ma qian zi | Que ming zi | Can er zi | Hai you lian zi
Strychnos, Cassia seed, Xanthii, and Lotus Seed

黃藥子 | 苦豆子 | 川楝子 | 我要面子
Huang yao zi | Ku dou zi | Chuan lian zi | Wo yao mian zi
Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae, Sophora alopecuroides, Fructus Toosendan, I want face

用我的方式改寫一部歷史
Yong wo de fang shi gai xie yi bu li shi
Using my own approach to rewrite a part of history

沒什麼別的事　跟著我唸幾個字
Mei shen mo bie de shi…gen zhe wo nian ji ge zi
This is not something special… follow me in uttering a few words

山藥~當歸~枸杞~ go
Shan yao~dang gui~gou qi~ GO
Chinese yam…Angelica sinensis….Lycium chinense…GO

山藥~當歸~枸杞~ go
Shan yao~dang gui~gou qi~ GO
Chinese yam …Angelica sinensis….Lycium chinense…GO

看我抓一把中藥　服下一帖驕傲
Kan wo zhua yi ba zhong yao fu xia yi tie jiao ao
Watch me grab some Chinese medicines and throw in some pride

Chorus:

我表情悠哉 跳個大概
Wo biao qing you zai tiao ge da gai
My reaction is tranquil… hurdle over problems (estimates)

動作輕鬆自在　你學不來
Dong zuo qing song zi zai ni xue bu lai
Actions are relaxed and free …you will never learn

霓虹的招牌　調整好狀態
Ni hong de zhao pai diao zheng hao zhuang tai
Neon signs…organised into a neat manner

在華麗的城市　等待醒來
Zai hua li de cheng shi deng dai xing lai
In this grand city…waiting [for it] to awaken

我表情悠哉　跳個大概
Wo biao qing you zai tiao ge da gai
My reaction is tranquil… hurdle over problems (estimates)

用書法書朝代　內力傳開
Yong shu fa shu zhao dai nai li chuan kai
Using calligraphy to describe a dynasty…internal force is unleashed

豪氣揮正楷　給一拳對白
Hao qi hui zheng kai gei yi quan dui bai
Gallant manner to write in standard calligraphy….give a fist of dialogue

結局平躺下來　看誰厲害 **
Jie ju ping tang xia lai kan shui li hai **
The ending starts to become stable/clear… see who is the most impressive

Verse 2:

練成什麼丹
Lian cheng shen mo dan
Refined into what panacea? 　

揉成什麼丸
Rou cheng shen mo wan
Kneaded into what pill?

鹿茸切片不能太薄
Lu rong qie pian bu neng tai bo
Deer horn must not be sliced to thinly

老師傅的手法不能這樣亂抄
Lao shi fu de shou fa bu neng zhe yang luan chao
The old master’s skill cannot just be haphazardly copied

龜苓膏　雲南白藥　還有冬蟲夏草
Gui ling gao ~ yun nan bai yao ~ hai you dong chong xia cao
Gui ling gao ~ yun ling bai yao ~ and dong chong xia cao

自己的音樂自己的藥　份量剛剛好
Zi ji de yin yue zi ji ke yao fen liang gang gang hao
My own music… my medicine… amount is just right

聽我說中藥苦　
Ting shuo guo zhong yao ku
Once heard that Chinese medicines were very bitter

抄襲應該更苦
Chao xi ying gai geng ku
Plagiarism is even more distasteful

快翻開本草綱目　
Kuai fan kai ben cao gang mu
Quickly open the Herbalist's Manual

多看一些善本書
Duo kan yi xie shan ben shu
Read more books on virtues

蟾蘇 ~ 地龍　已翻過江湖
Chan sudi long …yi fan guo jiang hu
Chan su, di long …overturn the underworld

這些老祖宗的辛苦　
Zhe xie lao zu zong de xin ku
This is our ancestors' hard work

我們一定不能輸
Wo men yi ding bu neng shu
We cannot lose

就是這個光 ~~~ 就是這個光 ~~~
Jiu shi zhe ge guang ~~~ Jiu shi zhe ge guang
This is the light ~~~ This is the light

一起唱
Yi qi chang
Let’s sing together

(就是這個光　就是這個光)
(Jiu shi zhe ge guang ~~~ Jiu shi zhe ge guang)
(This is the light ~~~ This is the light)

Hey ～～～～

讓我來調個
Rang wo lai diao ge pian fang
Let me write you a prescription

專治你媚外的內傷
Zhuan zhi ni mei wai de nei shang
Especially cure internal wounds of foreign-fawning

已札根千年的漢方
Yi zha gen qian nian de han fang
A prescription rooted in millenniums of Chinese culture

有別人不知道的力量
Yong bie ren bu zhi dao de li liang
Has unknown strength

Repeat Chorus


蹲　小殭屍蹲　小殭屍蹲
Dun xiao jiang shi dun xiao jiang shi dun
Bend … small corpse bend… small corpse bend…

又蹲　小殭屍蹲　暗巷點燈
Dun xiao jiang shi dun an xiang dian deng
Bend… small corpse bend… dark alleyway lit by light

又蹲　小殭屍蹲　鑽蘿蔔坑
Dun xiao jiang shi dun zuan luo bo keng
Bend… small corpse bend… dig a turnip hole

又蹲　小殭屍蹲　唸咒語哼
Dun xiao jiang shi dun nian zhou yu heng
Bend… small corpse bend…chanting a curse

Translation Notes:
* Hua Tuo is one of the most famous physicians in Chinese history... skilled doctors are often nicknamed "Hua Tuo".
However, "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Herbalist's Manual) is, in fact, not written by Hua Tuo but by Li Shi Zhen ... several dynasties later. It lists all the plants/herbs and animals which had medicinal properties.