wū yī jiān chuāng bàn yǎn

屋一间窗半掩

A window in the house is ajar

ài hé hèn chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn

爱和恨穿针引线

love and hate threading a needle

dēng yī zhǎn rè tāng yī wǎn

灯一盏热汤一碗

One lamp and one bowl of hot soup

suì yuè píng dàn

岁月平淡

The years are flat

zhuǎn yǎn yòu guò qù yī nián

转眼又过去一年

Another year passed in a blink of an eye

nǐ de jiān bǎng shì wū yán

你的肩膀是屋檐

Your shoulders are the eaves

shuāng shǒu quān chū shì jiè biān yuán

双手圈出世界边缘

Circle the edge of the world with both hands

chūn yǔ qiū shuāng xià chán

春雨秋霜夏蝉

Chun Yu Qiu Shuang Xia Cicada

zhǎng xīn mó sā chéng jiǎn

掌心摩挲成茧

The palm is rubbed into a cocoon

pěng chū yī wāng gān quán

捧出一汪甘泉

Hold out a Wang Ganquan

shén cuī huǐ tōng tiān tǎ

神摧毁通天塔

God destroys the Tongtian Tower

zhǐ liú xià yī gè mì mǎ

只留下一个密码

Leave only one password

míng zì jiào zuò mā mā

名字叫做妈妈

The name is mom

zhè gè yīn jié tǒng lǐng le

这个音节统领了

This syllable rules

suǒ yǒu dòng qíng de huí dá

所有动情的回答

All emotional answers

gū dān shí niàn chū tā

孤单时念出它

Read it when you are alone

xī wàng guò shī wàng guò

希望过失望过

I hope I've been disappointed

cháo qǐ cháo luò cháng jǐn kǔ sè

潮起潮落尝尽苦涩

Ebb and flow, taste the bitterness

kū hǎn guò zhēng zhā guò

哭喊过挣扎过

Crying and struggling

xīn yǒu dēng huǒ wēi ruò shǎn shuò

心有灯火微弱闪烁

There are lights in the heart faintly flickering

bù zhī wǒ zhě yī xiào ér guò

不知我者一笑而过

The one who doesn't know me smiles away

dàn zhī nǐ rú wǒ

但知你如我

But I know you are like me

niǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè xīn nán gē shě

辗转反侧心难割舍

Tossing and turning, hard to give up

hǎo duō huà kāi kǒu biàn shā yǎ

好多话开口变沙哑

Many words become hoarse

shén cuī huǐ tōng tiān tǎ

神摧毁通天塔

God destroys the Tongtian Tower

zhǐ liú xià yī gè mì mǎ

只留下一个密码

Leave only one password

míng zì jiào zuò mā mā

名字叫做妈妈

My name is mom

zhè gè yīn jié tǒng lǐng le

这个音节统领了

This syllable rules

suǒ yǒu dòng qíng de huí dá

所有动情的回答

All emotional answers

gū dān shí niàn chū tā

孤单时念出它

Read it when you are alone

huáng shā yíng cháo xiá

黄沙迎朝霞

The yellow sand welcomes the sunrise

bǎi lǐ huāng mò nù fàng chū xiān huā

百里荒漠怒放出鲜花

Baili desert blooms with flowers

suǒ yǒu jiān ruì de dōu biàn kǎi jiǎ

所有尖锐的都变铠甲

All the sharp ones turn into armor

fēng hěn dà yǔ hěn jí lù hěn huá

风很大雨很急路很滑

It's windy and rainy and the road is very slippery

qǐng nǐ bǎo hù tā

请你保护她

Please protect her

děng wǒ zhǎng dà děng wǒ zài huí jiā

等我长大等我再回家

Wait when I grow up, wait for me to go home

wèi nǐ shū lǐ bái fā

为你梳理白发

Combine your gray hair