Sha Po Lang

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杀破狼 (Sha Po Lang) the opening song for Chinese Paladin (Xianjian Qixia Zhuan), has baffled numberless listeners, Chinese and non-Chinese alike. Unsurprisingly, no one on DramaWiki (the wikia on Asian Dramas) was able to provide a suitable translation. Therefore, I took it upon myself to do so.

(Which ticks me off to no end, because I KNOW there are plenty of translators on the net who kick my sorry butt…)

The title itself is a puzzle, as the three unrelated characters literally translate to "kill", "break", and "wolf". It is actually an acronym that has to do with the symbolism behind constellations in Chinese astrology. But to make this short and sweet, the acronym stands for "courage", "fate", and "desire" and means—more or less—the warrior’s fate.

Please feel free to make use of this translation, as I’m pretty sure it’s the only English one out there at this point in time…

杀破狼 沉睡了千年的身体 从腐枝枯叶里甦醒 是夜莺凄凉的叹息 解开咒语 遗忘的剑被谁封印 追随著箫声和马蹄 找到你 最光荣的牺牲 是英雄的宿命 挥刀的瞬间心却在哭泣 生 是为了證明 爱 存在的痕迹 火 燃烧後更伟大的生命 杀 是为了歌颂 破灭前的壮丽 夜 是狼深邃眼睛 孤独等待黎明 看不见未来和过去 分不清生死的差异 不带走喜悦或遗憾 离开这里 破晓和月牙在交替 我穿越过几个世纪 只为你 樱花瓣在飘零 这悲凉的风景 长袖挥不去一生刀光剑影 我 是否已经注定 这流离的宿命 我残破的羽翼 直到你 是你让我找回自己

Sha Po Lang A body slumbering deeply for thousands of years wakes from the rotting leaves It was the nightingale’s lament which broke the curse Who was it that sealed the forgotten sword? In pursuit of the sound of the bamboo flute and the hoofbeats Seeking you The most glorious self-sacrifice is a hero’s fate In the moment of wielding the blade, the heart is weeping *To live is to prove that traces of love exist Fire, after it has burned, a greater life To kill is to praise in song the majesty of the moment before destruction Night is the wolf’s profound gaze, waiting alone for dawn* Unable to see the future or the past, unable to find the difference between life and death Taking neither joy nor regret, leaving this place Dawn and crescent moon alternate, I pass through centuries Just for you Cherry petals adrift, this sorrowful scene These long sleeves cannot dispel a lifetime of the light of blades and the shadow of swords Have I already been doomed with This displacement of fate My broken wings Until you It was you who let me find myself *repeat chorus*

For my first impression of the tv series, go here