卜学亮 - 子曰 (Bright Pu

作词 (Lyrics): 武雄 / 阿亮

作曲 (Composer): 黄舒骏

编曲 (Arrangement): 钟兴民 / 屠颖

孔子的中心思想是个仁

kǒng zǐ de zhōng xīn sī xiǎng shì gè rén

Confucius' core philosophy is benevolence

仁的表现是

rén de biǎo xiàn shì

The expression of benevolence is

己欲立而立人己欲达而达人

jǐ yù lì ér lì rén jǐ yù dá ér dá rén

Desiring to establish oneself, one helps others establish themselves; desiring success, one helps others succeed

己所不欲他勿施于人

jǐ suǒ bù yù tā wù shī yú rén

What you don't want for yourself, do not impose on others

如以仁为本体

rú yǐ rén wéi běn tǐ

If benevolence is the essence

表现在具体的行为上

biǎo xiàn zài jù tǐ de xíng wéi shàng

It manifests in concrete actions

Come on everybody一起来

Come on everybody yī qǐ lái

Come on everybody, let's do it together

对父母为孝对兄弟为悌

duì fù mǔ wéi xiào duì xiōng dì wéi tì

Show filial piety to parents, respect to siblings

对朋友为信对国家为忠

duì péng yǒu wéi xìn duì guó jiā wéi zhōng

Be trustworthy to friends, loyal to the country

对人则有爱心

duì rén zé yǒu ài xīn

Show compassion towards others

我亮子的中心思想是个why

wǒ liàng zǐ de zhōng xīn sī xiǎng shì gè why

My, Liangzi's core philosophy is "why"

why的表现是

why de biǎo xiàn shì

The expression of "why" is

搞不懂就问人搞得懂就答人

gǎo bù dǒng jiù wèn rén gǎo dé dǒng jiù dá rén

If you don't understand, ask; if you understand, answer

没有人懂还可以问神

méi yǒu rén dǒng hái kě yǐ wèn shén

If no one understands, you can ask the gods

如以why为本体

rú yǐ why wéi běn tǐ

If "why" is the essence

表现在具体的生活上

biǎo xiàn zài jù tǐ de shēng huó shàng

It manifests in everyday life

Come on everybody一起来

Come on everybody yī qǐ lái

Come on everybody, let's do it together

要懂得推理要心存怀疑

yào dǒng de tuī lǐ yào xīn cún huái yí

Understand reasoning, keep doubts in mind

要充满好奇要巨细靡遗

yào chōng mǎn hào qí yào jù xì mí yí

Be full of curiosity, pay attention to every detail

要打破砂锅问到底

yào dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

Break the pot to get to the bottom of the question

Oh! My God 我听不懂

Oh! My God wǒ tīng bù dǒng

Oh! My God, I don't understand

看不懂学不懂都不懂

kàn bù dǒng xué bù dǒng dōu bù dǒng

Can't understand, can't learn, don't get it at all

究竟谁对谁错

jiū jìng shéi duì shéi cuò

Who is right and who is wrong after all?

人生多美爱情多痛

rén shēng duō měi ài qíng duō tòng

Life is so beautiful, love is so painful

Please Tell Me, Please

生命有太多疑惑

shēng mìng yǒu tài duō yí huò

Life has too many doubts

Help Me Help Me Babe Oh!

不要让我自己去摸索

bù yào ràng wǒ zì jǐ qù mō suǒ

Don't let me figure it out on my own

有了车子想要房子

yǒu le chē zi xiǎng yào fáng zi

Once you have a car, you want a house

有了妻子想要马子

yǒu le qī zi xiǎng yào mǎ zi

Once you have a wife, you want a lover

有了银子想要位子

yǒu le yín zi xiǎng yào wèi zi

Once you have money, you want a position

有了位子拿了架子

yǒu le wèi zi ná le jià zi

Once you have a position, you act arrogantly

搞了圈子使了性子

gǎo le quān zi shǐ le xìng zi

Once you have a circle, you get temperamental

铁了胆子忘了老子

tiě le dǎn zi wàng le lǎo zi

Once you have courage, you forget who you are

什么原因谁人会知

sióng-mih gūn-ín, sūi-lâng ē-tàng tsai

What is the reason, who would know

先管面子再管里子

xiān guǎn miàn zi zài guǎn lǐ zi

First care about face, then care about substance

先填肚子再补脑子

xiān tián dù zi zài bǔ nǎo zi

First fill the stomach, then the mind

先端架子再Ａ银子

xiān duān jià zi zài ā yín zi

First put on airs, then make money

先兜圈子再想点子

xiān dōu quān zi zài xiǎng diǎn zi

First beat around the bush, then think of ideas

先捅篓子再找路子

xiān tǒng lǒu zi zài zhǎo lù zi

First make a mess, then find a way out

先出乱子再闪条子

xiān chū luàn zi zài shǎn tiáo zi

First cause trouble, then escape the consequences

这款人生敢有未来

chit khuànn lâng-sing kám ū bī-lâi

This kind of life dares to have a future

搞栋房子搞一辈子

gǎo dòng fáng zi gǎo yī bèi zi

Get a house, spend a lifetime

停个车子一堆单子

tíng ge chē zi yī duī dān zi

Park a car, a pile of paperwork

挑个担子叫破嗓子

tiāo ge dàn zi jiào pò sǎng zi

Pick a burden, shout your throat out

凡夫俗子没有法子

fán fū sú zi méi yǒu fǎ zi

Ordinary people have no way out

卷起袖子迈开步子

juǎn qǐ xiù zi mài kāi bù zi

Roll up your sleeves, take a step

半个傻子一条汉子

bàn ge shǎ zi yī tiáo hàn zi

Half a fool, a real man

何必怨叹这个时代

hô͘ pit oàn-thán chhit ê sî-tāi

Why complain about this era

撇撇轮子串串门子

piē piē lún zi chuàn chuàn mén zi

Turn the wheel, visit a few places

上上馆子补补身子

shàng shàng guǎn zi bǔ bǔ shēn zi

Go to restaurants, take care of your health

碰碰钉子找找乐子

pèng pèng dīng zi zhǎo zhǎo lè zi

Hit some obstacles, find some fun

想想法子混混日子

xiǎng xiǎng fǎ zi hùn hùn rì zi

Think of ideas, get through the days

照照镜子刮刮胡子

zhào zhào jìng zi guā guā hú zi

Look in the mirror, shave your beard

打打拍子哼哼曲子

dǎ dǎ pāi zi hēng hēng qǔ zi

Beat time, hum a tune

阮嘛共款逍遥自在

guá mā kā-khoán, siau-iâu chū-chāi

We are relaxed and carefree

Oh! My God 我听不懂

Oh! My God wǒ tīng bù dǒng

Oh! My God, I don't understand

看不懂学不懂都不懂

kàn bù dǒng xué bù dǒng dōu bù dǒng

Can't understand, can't learn, don't get it at all

究竟谁对谁错

jiū jìng shéi duì shéi cuò

Who is right and who is wrong after all?

人生多美爱情多痛

rén shēng duō měi ài qíng duō tòng

Life is so beautiful, love is so painful

Please Tell Me, Please

生命有太多疑惑

shēng mìng yǒu tài duō yí huò

Life has too many doubts

Help Me Help Me Babe Oh!

让我知道如何去选择

ràng wǒ zhī dào rú hé qù xuǎn zé

Let me know how to choose

一间屋子两床被子

yī jiān wū zi liǎng chuáng bèi zi

One room, two beds

三面窗子四张椅子

sān miàn chuāng zi sì zhāng yǐ zi

Three windows, four chairs

收起爪子拉开帘子

shōu qǐ zhǎo zi lā kāi lián zi

Put away your claws, open the curtain

嗑嗑瓜子想想点子

kè kè guā zi xiǎng xiǎng diǎn zi

Snack on seeds, think of ideas

打着拍子唱着曲子

dǎ zhe pāi zi chàng zhe qǔ zi

Keep time, sing a tune

两把刷子好过日子

liǎng bǎ shuā zi hǎo guò rì zi

Two brushes, a good life

轻轻松松笑咳咳

khing-khing sng-sng, siàu kah-kah

Relaxed and laughing

先打底子再摆摊子

xiān dǎ dǐ zi zài bǎi tān zi

First lay the foundation, then set up a stall

先看例子再拿耗子

xiān kàn lì zi zài ná hào zi

First look at examples, then catch mice

先照镜子再讲面子

xiān zhào jìng zi zài jiǎng miàn zi

First look in the mirror, then talk about face

先插旗子再给样子

xiān chā qí zi zài gěi yàng zi

First plant a flag, then show some attitude

不管汉子还是鬼子

bù guǎn hàn zi hái shì guǐ zi

No matter if you are a real man or a ghost

不管老子还是小子

bù guǎn lǎo zi hái shì xiǎo zi

No matter if you are an old man or a young man

脚踏实地才有未来

kio̍k tah si̍t tē, chái ū bī-lâi

Only with solid steps can there be a future

孔子孟子老子庄子

kǒng zǐ mèng zǐ lǎo zǐ zhuāng zǐ

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi

男子女子黑子白子

nán zǐ nǚ zǐ hēi zi bái zi

Men and women, black and white

游子浪子胖子瘦子

yóu zi làng zi pàng zi shòu zi

Wanderers, prodigals, fat and thin

正人君子梁上君子

zhèng rén jūn zi liáng shàng jūn zi

Gentlemen and petty thieves

天王老子毛头小子

tiān wáng lǎo zi máo tóu xiǎo zi

Heavenly kings, little rascals

天之骄子孤臣孽子

tiān zhī jiāo zi gū chén niè zi

Favoured sons of heaven, loyal subjects and abandoned children

大家共款拢是人才

tāi-ke kòng-khóan, lóng sī jîn-chái.

Everyone is talented in their own way

不当俗子不做判子

bù dāng sú zi bù zuò pàn zi

Don't be a vulgar person or a judge

不干头子不当痞子

bù gàn tóu zi bù dāng pǐ zi

Don't be a leader or a rascal

不充胖子不装样子

bù chōng pàng zi bù zhuāng yàng zi

Don't be a pretender or show off

不耍性子不搞圈子

bù shuǎ xìng zi bù gǎo quān zi

Don't be temperamental or form cliques

不扣帽子不抬轿子

bù kòu mào zi bù tái jiào zi

Don't label others or seek special treatment

不卖关子不碰钉子

bù mài guān zi bù pèng dīng zi

Don't be secretive or hit obstacles

欢乐人生逍遥自在

khuân-lok jîn-seng, siau-iâu chū-chāi

Joyful life, carefree and at ease

Oh! My God 我听不懂

Oh! My God wǒ tīng bù dǒng

Oh! My God, I don't understand

看不懂学不懂都不懂

kàn bù dǒng xué bù dǒng dōu bù dǒng

Can't understand, can't learn, don't get it at all

究竟谁对谁错

jiū jìng shéi duì shéi cuò

Who is right and who is wrong after all?

人生多美爱情多痛

rén shēng duō měi ài qíng duō tòng

Life is so beautiful, love is so painful

Please Tell Me, Please

生命有太多疑惑

shēng mìng yǒu tài duō yí huò

Life has too many doubts

Help Me Help Me Babe Oh!

我只想要简单的快乐

wǒ zhǐ xiǎng yào jiǎn dān de kuài lè

I just want simple happiness

孔子的中心思想是个仁

kǒng zǐ de zhōng xīn sī xiǎng shì gè rén

Confucius' core philosophy is benevolence

仁的表现是

rén de biǎo xiàn shì

The expression of benevolence is

己欲立而立人己欲达而达人

jǐ yù lì ér lì rén jǐ yù dá ér dá rén

Desiring to establish oneself, one helps others establish themselves; desiring success, one helps others succeed

己所不欲他勿施于人

jǐ suǒ bù yù tā wù shī yú rén

What you don't want for yourself, do not impose on others

如以仁为本体

rú yǐ rén wéi běn tǐ

If benevolence is the essence

表现在具体的行为上

biǎo xiàn zài jù tǐ de xíng wéi shàng

It manifests in concrete actions

Come on everybody一起来

Come on everybody yī qǐ lái

Come on everybody, let's do it together

对父母为孝对兄弟为悌

duì fù mǔ wéi xiào duì xiōng dì wéi tì

Show filial piety to parents, respect to siblings

对朋友为信对国家为忠

duì péng yǒu wéi xìn duì guó jiā wéi zhōng

Be trustworthy to friends, loyal to the country

对人则有爱心

duì rén zé yǒu ài xīn

Show compassion towards others

我亮子的中心思想是个why

wǒ liàng zǐ de zhōng xīn sī xiǎng shì gè why

My, Liangzi's core philosophy is "why"

why的表现是

why de biǎo xiàn shì

The expression of "why" is

搞不懂就问人搞得懂就答人

gǎo bù dǒng jiù wèn rén gǎo dé dǒng jiù dá rén

If you don't understand, ask; if you understand, answer

没有人懂还可以问神

méi yǒu rén dǒng hái kě yǐ wèn shén

If no one understands, you can ask the gods

如以why为本体

rú yǐ why wéi běn tǐ

If "why" is the essence

表现在具体的生活上

biǎo xiàn zài jù tǐ de shēng huó shàng

It manifests in everyday life

Come on everybody一起来

Come on everybody yī qǐ lái

Come on everybody, let's do it together

要懂得推理要心存怀疑

yào dǒng de tuī lǐ yào xīn cún huái yí

Understand reasoning, keep doubts in mind

要充满好奇要巨细靡遗

yào chōng mǎn hào qí yào jù xì mí yí

Be full of curiosity, pay attention to every detail

要打破砂锅问到底

yào dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

Break the pot to get to the bottom of the question