Translation of 《慰平生一一记》– priest’s 杀破狼
wei ping sheng yi yi ji – remembering one by one the comfort for a lifetime
(this song is wholly about Guyun but in the novel, Changgeng once says that Guyun is the only comfort and solace in his life/the one person who can give him comfort and solace)
The song is by two singers: smile_Xiaoqian and Jiang Nancheng
【Cheng】曾拥千里流金，半江秋色 | Once he had a thousand miles of ziliujin and half a river of autumn,
燃一肩天地山河 | burning heaven and earth, mountains and rivers.
【Qian】而今魂归故里，流灯夜河 | But today, his spirit has returned to his hometown with a stream of lights on the night river.
纵一身苦厄几多 | Even if his life is filled with suffering and hardship,
【Cheng】却笑不畏死生者，当看八方合 | yet, he laughs without fear of life or death, he watches as they gather from all four corners of the world
【Qian】便对长风一别，浴血而歌，得此间一诺 | and so he bids the strong wind farewell, bathing in blood, making a promise to this world.
【Cheng】行至水穷处，熹有长庚夜有雾 | Stopping where the river ends, dawn has its Venus and the night has its mist. (1)
【Qian】平生几多关外雨 | In this whole life, how often would rain fall beyond the pass,
又几度 春风何时入屠苏 | how often would spring winds and wine herald the new year? (2)
【Both】此生当谢来时路 | Thank you for the path that you’ve walked in this life,
谢他半生烽烟苦 | thank you for giving your life to the hardships of war. (3)
夜来总闻旧人哭 | In the night, he always seems to hear the sound of someone from his past crying.
此间又何辜？| In this place, what crime is he guilty of?
方晓空名料理皆身后 | Empty titles and arrangements behind his back (4)
再回首，功过全凭后人说 | He turns back again, his contributions and failures depending entirely on the stories of those who came after him.
【Cheng】满座谈笑皆故友，三分心意为君剖—— | The whole tower is filled with laughter and old friends, his feelings entirely exposed for him.
【Qian】“将军埋骨是归处，得遇你，方饮长生酒” | “A general’s home is the grave. I will wait for you there and drink the wine of immortality with you.”
【Cheng】曾说世不可避，各有归宿 | It was once said that the world cannot be avoided, that each has a home to return to. (5)
一梦便做江南客 | So, in a single dream, he became a guest of Jiangnan. (6)
【Qian】而今耕樵渔读，万家灯火 | And yet today, the myriad of twinkling lights in the houses of fishermen, woodcutters, farmers and scholars,
披一夜星辰月色 | is draped in moonlight and starlight.
【Cheng】当年慰我平生者，枕畔而歌 | That year, the one who comforted me my whole life sang from my pillow-side,
【Qian】便对长夜拱手，两三老酒，敬去日苦多 | and so I raised my hands to the long night, with two, three cups of wine, and honored the many hardships of the days past. (7)
【Cheng】行至水穷处，半程春意半程秋 | Stopping where the river ends, half a journey filled with spring and love, half a journey filled with autumn and troubles.
【Qian】身似浮萍飘零久 | As a wanderer who has been adrift for a long time,
多年来 深恩负尽死师友 | in these many years, I have failed to repay the deep kindness that my dear teacher and friend has given me. (8)
【Both】此间当有千万恨 | In this time, I have tens of millions of hatred.
恨冰霜催折早衰柳，| I wish ice and frost would bring me to an early death.
薄命常辞故园楼 可算凄凉否？| Isn’t it miserable to be born under an unlucky star, often meeting enemies, in one’s hometown?
却劝桃李共饮一杯酒 | And yet, I coax my disciple to share a cup of wine with me.
等来年，再折侯府一枝柳 | When the time comes, I will break another branch off the willow tree. (9)
【Cheng】待到河清海晏后，三分心意为君剖—— | When the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm, I’ll reveal my feelings for you. (10)
【Qian】“将军埋骨是归处，得遇你，方饮长生酒” | “A general’s home is the grave. I will wait for you there and drink the wine of immortality with you.”
【Cheng】而今笑看山河，浅笑而酌 | Yet today, we will smile and gaze at the mountains and rivers, with a slight smile and a drink of wine.
【Qian】当年慰我平生者 | That year, the one who comforted me my whole life
【Both】死生契阔 | through life or death, greeting or farewell.
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