王菲 ~ 兩個人的聖經 Faye Wong - Lianggeren De Shengjing

Faye Wong's impressive Mandopop song 兩個人的聖經 (Lianggeren De Shengjing) from the album Faye Wong (2001). English title of this song is 'Two Person's Bible'. Name is inspired by 'One Man's Bible' (一个人的圣经, 1998), a great novel and masterpiece by Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian (高行健).

This is a fan-made music video. Movies shots on the video are taken from a Hong Kong film, starring Faye Wong and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. In that funny drama comedy Tony Leung is a sentimental, broken-hearted cop who meets the new girl (Faye Wong) at the snack bar.

I found lyrics from this website: http://www.wongfaye.org/
English translation by Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere!

I dedicate this video to Gao Xingjian, my Chinese favorite writer. Live long and prosper, mister Gao, and please write more books! (^_^)

Chinese lyrics:

兩個人的聖經

歌手： 王菲
曲:伍佰
詞:林夕
編曲:伍佰
監製:伍佰

我們兩個人 一見如故
三言兩語 千變萬化
七情六慾 一生一世也十全十美

然後兩個人 一言為定
千辛萬苦 三更半夜
四海為家 一無所有都愛一回

一間房 一張床
兩個人 一直睡
一彈指 一剎那
一輩子 不翼而飛

海誓和山盟 我答應視死如歸
海誓對山盟 我願意望穿秋水
海誓愛山盟 我擁護愛情萬歲
海誓怕山盟 我發誓永不後悔

最後兩個人 一廂情願
一息尚存 四大皆空
兩人同心 一樣能做到
兩全其美

English translation:

Two Person's Bible

Music: Wu Bai
Lyrics: Lin Xi
Arranged by: Wu Bai
Producer: Wu Bai

The two of us
We became friends at first meeting
Three words, two phrases*
A thousand changes, ten thousand guises*
Seven emotions, six desires*
A lifetime of perfection

And then the two of us
We were in agreement
[We've been through] a thousand trials and tribulations
In the middle of the night
We make the four seas our home*
We have nothing, yet we still fall in love

One room, one bed
Two people, always sleeping
One moment, one instant
A lifetime
Has passed unnoticed

A solemn pledge of love
I promise to not to fear death
A solemn pledge of love
I'm willing to look forward eagerly
A solemn pledge of love
I support love all the way
A solemn pledge of love
I pledge never to regret

In the end the two of us
It's just one's wishful thinking
While there's still a breath left [in my body]
The four elements are meaningless*
[If] the two of us strive together
We would still be able
To satisfy both sides

* Lin Xi makes use of Chinese idiomatic expressions that contain numbers in these lyrics. Basically, each verse is composed entirely of these "numerical" idioms. Where possible, I've tried to incorporate these numbers into the English translations, but in many cases it was extremely difficult to do so while preserving coherence and meaning. Below are some of the expressions that were translated literally and their actual meanings:

Three words, two phrases: In very few words.
A thousand changes, ten thousand guises: Everchanging.

Seven emotions: the seven human emotions, including joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire.
[Make] the four seas [one's] home: Make one's home wherever one is. Four elements are meaningless: Used in Buddhism to mean that everything is meaningless, that all hopes, goals, and achievements will come to nothing; the four elements include earth, water, fire, and wind.

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[TomekHujek151]

amazing vid dude that's amazing

[teiska123]

@TomekHujek151 Thank you very much for the good feedback. Cheers! :)

[butterflynme]

who doesn't like Faye? nobody.

[teiska123]

@butterflynme You are right, it seems that everybody likes her. :)

[PispalanPoika]

No, mikä ettei... Kiva romanssi ja jytke taustalla, joten kyl maar tän suosikeihin ottaa.

[teiska123]

@PispalanPoika Kiitos. Kiva, että pidit. :)

[bingliusong]

@wingwing0404 Tony Leung is one of greatest actors in the history.

[wingwing0404]

never ever thought that mr leung is attractive.

But 4:15-4:17 has just literally changed my mind.

[teiska123]

@yk042 Thank you! Faye dancing and gesticulating so much in this movie, that it was easy to find suitable clips to this dance song. Anyway, it took for 5 or 6 hours to make this video. :)

[teiska123]

@SpankRamen2 Well said. I agree. She is an angel. :)