座右銘  The Maxim

Music by Victor Wong, Lyrics by Ashin
Performed by Victor Wong

是誰砍了樹領悟誠實的道理　
是誰憂國憂民養天地正氣
是誰的一句話或一個傳奇　是我的座右銘

Who cut down a tree and came to understand the sincerity of truth 
Who cared for a nation, cultivated the world’s morale
Whose single sentence or single legend is now my maxim

 我老爹總要我背詩經跟論語　
老媽說床單每個月要換洗
老師他有說你有沒有在聽　快抄下座右銘

My father always wants me to memorize poems and the Analects of Confucius
My mother says every month you need to change and wash your bedding
My teacher also asks if I’m still listening, quickly take down this maxim

誰活得戲如人生人生如戲　
誰能夠退一步看海闊和天清
座右銘有一百萬句　卻只有一個自己 人生相信自己就很美麗
 
Who lives so drama is like life, life is like drama
Who can step back and see the vastness of the sea and the cleanliness of the air
There are a million maxims, but only one self, living believing in yourself is very beautiful

和我一起聽　聽一聽自己你的心　人們常忘記
和我一起聽　聽一聽自己我的心　心跳和呼吸都很自信
這是我的生命　自己是自己的座右銘　唯一的座右銘

Listen with me, listen a while to your own heart, people often forget
Listen with me, listen a while to your own heart, heart beating and breathing both with confidence
This is my lie, I’m my own maxim, the only maxim

人沒有不景氣他只有不爭氣　
吃過了苦中苦人生才夠帶勁
飯前洗手飯後漱口才乾淨　我喜歡座右銘

It’s not that he’s not successful, just that he’s not trying
Having tasted bitterness, this bitter life is what gives you strength
Before eating wash your hands, after eating rinse your mouth then you’re clean
I like maxims

一人一句一個道理　一想通就是真理
座右銘有一百萬句　卻只有一個自己　人生相信自己就很美麗

One person, one sentence, one truth, once understood it’s fact
There are a million maxims, but only one self, living believing in yourself is very beautiful

Language: Mandarin
Copyright 2006 by Rock Records, B’in Music
Translated by M. Oyen