Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers deliver a touching melody about leaving home. Jin Chengzhi writes the lyrics and composes the music for this track. The song talks about the struggle to say goodbye to a hometown and past loves.
Released: October 23, 2021
Farewell
Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers
Farewell Meaning & Lyrics (Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Singers)
The writer uses specific details like bangs and a rainy day to show how memories linger. He questions why someone clutches a blanket at night if they truly hate a past lover. The line ‘Remembrance is the snow silently falling in your heart’ describes how the past settles quietly.
He guxiang qu daobieSaying farewell to my hometown.
Yaoyuan de dipingxianThe horizon is so far away.
Naduan shi yichang dong de xueThat time was like a winter’s snow.
He wangshi shuo zaijianSaying goodbye to the past.
Ke guoqu de yingziBut the shadows of yesterday,
You zenme neng tianmai qingjiehow can they ever be buried and forgotten?
Shuo shi dou wangji le baYou say you’ve forgotten it all,
Qishi bi shei dou yao jidebut actually, you remember it more than anyone.
Nage changsuo nage liuhai nage yutianThat place, those bangs, that rainy day.
Shuo genben zai hen ta baYou say you absolutely hate him,
Na weishenme zongshi yao zhuajin mianbeiso why do you always clutch the blanket
Zai ru shui qianright before you fall asleep?
Ruo zhen wang yige renIf you’ve truly forgotten someone,
You zenme hui yunxu ta zai xinlihow could you let them be in your heart,
Dangzhe qiuqianplaying on a swing?
Ruo zhen ai yige renIf you truly love someone,
Zui ba shang de zhoumathe curses from your lips
Dou cheng le sinian de yanall become the salt of your longing.
He guxiang qu daobieSaying farewell to my hometown.
Niaor zai senlin jianThe birds are in the forest,
Tamen yao qu lai shi difangthey’re going back to where they came from.
He wangshi shuo zaijianSaying goodbye to the past.
Ke wangshi zong hui you ta de piqiBut the past always has a temper of its own,
Buhuang bumangit’s never in a hurry.
Youshi zai wuye shiSometimes, it’s in the middle of the night,
Zai renqun zhongin the middle of a crowd,
Zai malu pangor by the side of the road.
Youshi zai kongqi zhongSometimes, it’s in the air,
Zai jiubei liin a wine glass,
Zai rezaotangor in a hot bathhouse.
Shenme shi jinianWhat is remembrance?
Jinian wu xu jideRemembrance doesn’t need to be remembered;
Shi xin zai tongtong xia xueit’s the snow silently falling in your heart.
Guxiang yo guxiangOh, hometown, my hometown,
Airen yo airenoh, my love, my love.
Jiran dou wangbudiaoSince I can’t forget you,
Buru jiu zhuangzhe baI might as well carry you with me.
Guxiang yo guxiangOh, hometown, my hometown,
Airen yo airenoh, my love, my love.
Jiran dou wangbudiaoSince I can’t forget you,
Buru jiu zhuangzhe baI might as well carry you with me.
Farewell Music Video
‘Farewell’ is about the lingering presence of old memories. The lyrics show that carrying the past is better than trying to bury it.