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studentyoung -

Imagine
设想
(translated by studentyoung)

Imagine there's no heaven
设想没有了天堂
It's easy if you try
试了就知不难
No hell below us
脚下没有地狱
Above us only sky
头顶只存青天
Imagine all the people
设想所有的人
Living for today...
都期盼这一天……

Imagine there's no countries
设想没有了国界
It isn't hard to do
这不难做到
Nothing to kill or die for
不去杀戮,不用殉道
And no religion too
也没有宗教
Imagine all the people
设想所有的人
Living life in peace...
活于和平世道

You may say I'm a dreamer
你会说我是个空想者
But I'm not the only one
但我不是唯一的一个
I hope someday you'll join us
但愿某天你会加入我们的行列
And the world will be as one
从此世界将归一无隔阂

Imagine no possessions
设想四大皆空
I wonder if you can
不知道你行不行
No need for greed or hunger
戒贪戒痴
A brotherhood of man
四海之内皆兄弟

Imagine all the people
设想所有的人
Sharing all the world...
共享四方六合
You may say I'm a dreamer
你会说我是个空想者
But I'm not the only one
但我不是唯一的一个
I hope someday you'll join us
但愿某天你会加入我们的行列
And the world will live as one
从此世界将绵延无隔阂

Cheers!

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muyongshi -

Who's the artist?

gougou -

It's by John Lennon. You must have heard it before?

muyongshi -

Hmmm, maybe if I had read the English instead of just assuming that it was originally a Chinese
song I would have noticed...chalk that up to lack of sleep. Except I'm betting that this either
increases my probation or is a fresh offense in Gougou's book....

gougou -

With respect to this peaceful song, you shall be forgiven. Sorry, studentyoung, to be pulling your
thread off-topic!

I like this song a lot. It was one of the first that I learned on the piano, which goes to show
how simple it is - but despite that, it doesn't lack anything.

muyongshi -

And on topic, I think this is just a great credit to your translation skills. The translation is
very well done and I was appreciating the lyrics (in Chinese). Thanks for sharing!

studentyoung -

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Hmmm, maybe if I had read the English instead of just assuming that it was originally a Chinese
song I would have noticed.

Hehe. Take it easy, muyongshi.

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Sorry, studentyoung, to be pulling your thread off-topic!

Take it easy, gougou! Hehe.

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I like this song a lot.

I’m very glad that you like this peaceful song too.

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And on topic, I think this is just a great credit to your translation skills. The translation is
very well done and I was appreciating the lyrics (in Chinese). Thanks for sharing!

Hehe. Thank you so much for your kind words, muyongshi.

Cheers!

tooironic -

What a fantastic translation job!
I love that song

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