wǒ yǐ qián zǒng jué dé suǒ wèi de zhèng shì shì bǐ rú yīn lè huì zuò dà shī kè

我以前总觉得所谓的正事是比如音乐会、做大师课

I used to think ‘the right thing to do’ is something like concert and master class

dàn shì xiàn zài zhè gè shè huì hái zhēn bù zhǐ shì zhè yàng

但是现在这个社会还真不只是这样

But in the current society, it’s not enough

yǒu de shí hòu jiù shì xiàng zhè zhǒng shì shàng zōng yì

有的时候就是像这种事（上综艺）

Sometimes such thing (participating in a variety show)

hǎo xiàng guān zhù de bǐ wǒ gēn wéi yě nà bǎi lín dàn duō shǎo cì hǎo xiàng hái yào duō

好像关注的比我跟维也纳、柏林弹多少次好像还要多

Gains more attention than playing piano in Vienna or Berlin for no matter how many times

suǒ yǐ yǒu shí hòu wǒ jiù zài xiǎng gǔ diǎn quān de rén hái shì bǐ jiào xiǎo

所以有时候我就在想，古典圈的人还是比较小

So occasionally I would feel the circle of classical music is quite small

zěn me yàng néng ràng bù shì zhè quān de rén yě gǎn shòu gāo yǎ yì shù

怎么样能让不是这圈的人也感受高雅艺术

How can we bring our elegant art to people out of the circle

bāo tóu zhè cì bǐ jiào yǒu yì sī

包头这次比较有意思

The concert in Baotou was interesting

wǒ yī bān yǎn chū hái shì shāo wēi zài piān dà yī diǎn de chéng shì

我一般演出还是稍微在偏大一点的城市

Generally my concerts are in major cities

dàn shì xiàng zhè yàng bù shì nà me dà de chéng shì

但是像这样不是那么大的城市

But cities that are less major like Baotou

wǒ jué dé hái shì yīng gāi qù kàn yī kàn

我觉得还是应该去看一看

I think I should go for a visit

zài xīn nián zhī hòu zuò zhè me yī chǎng yīn lè huì

在新年之后做这么一场音乐会

Holding such a concert after the New Year

tóng shí néng duō jiàn diǎn yīn lè xué xiào yīn lè kè

同时能多建点音乐学校、音乐课

And building more music schools to offer music classes

wǒ jué dé hái shì mán yǒu yì yì de

我觉得还是蛮有意义的

I think they’re really meaningful

wǒ kāi shǐ jiàn lì zhè gè jī jīn huì de mù biāo

我开始建立这个基金会的目标

My initial goal of setting up the foundation

wǒ jué dé yīn lè néng gǎi biàn rén shēng

我觉得音乐能改变人生

I think music can change life

ér bù shì wǒ qù yī gè dì fāng fǎng wèn yī xià jiù zài jiàn le

而不是我去一个地方访问一下就再见了

It’s not like I come for a visit and go

jiù shì yī zhèn xuán fēng chuī guò qù méi le

就是一阵旋风吹过去，没了

Like a whirlwind

zěn me néng zhā gēn

怎么能扎根？

How can I root in a place

jiù kāi shǐ yán jiū kè chéng

就开始研究课程

Then I started to study courses

ér qiě zhì néng gāng qín chū lái le

而且智能钢琴出来了

And smart pianos came out

wǒ men zhěng gè de yīn lè kè yě jiù zuò qǐ lái le

我们整个的音乐课也就做起来了

Our music classes began

wǒ de jī jīn huì zài guó nèi chéng lì shì fēi cháng xīn

我的基金会在国内成立是非常新

My foundation is a newly established one in China

yī nián duō yī diǎn juān le suǒ xué xiào le

一年多一点（捐了）34所学校了

Just a little over a year, we have donated 34 schools

gāng qín jiā yě suàn shì quán shēn yùn dòng

钢琴家也算是全身运动

Playing piano is an all-around exercise

rú guǒ bù shèn de huà kěn dìng huì chū xiàn bù yī yàng de wèn tí

如果不慎的话，肯定会出现不一样的问题

If you’re not careful enough, there would be different health issues

zhè gè tū rán yī xià lái gè yī nián bàn xiū zhěng

这个突然一下来个一年半（休整）

Suddenly I took a break of one year and a half

wǒ jiù yǒu shí jiān qù xiǎng

我就有时间去想

So I had time to reflect on

wǒ wèi lái zěn me lái shēng huó

我未来怎么来生活

How I would live in the future

suǒ yǐ zhè bù yī chū lái jiù jié hūn le

所以这不一出来就结婚了

So I got married right after I returned

nà tiān tài měi hǎo le

那天太美好了

The day was wonderful

hěn nán yòng yán yǔ xíng róng fǎn zhèng jiù shì fēi cháng bù kě sī yì

很难用言语形容，反正就是非常不可思议

It’s hard to describe it in words, but it was really incredible anyway

tōng guò wǒ zhè duàn xiū zhěng de shí hòu wǒ jiù gǎn jué dào

通过我这段休整的时候我就感觉到

During the rest

wǒ dé xū yào bǔ dōng xī

我得需要补东西

I felt I need to improve myself

yǒu yī duàn shí jiān néng qù zuò zuò bié de shì

有一段时间能去做做别的事

I wanted to do something else for a spell

gāng qín shū zhè zhāng zhuān jí wǒ běn lái jiù xiǎng lù de

《钢琴书》这张专辑我本来就想录的

Piano Book is an album that I’ve been dreaming of recording

jiù shì yīn wèi wǒ dān xīn yǒu rén huì shuō zhè xiē qū zi tài jiǎn dān le

就是因为我担心有人会说，这些曲子太简单了

Because I worried that people would say theses song are way too simple

xiǎo xīng xīng biàn zòu qū zhì ài lì sī zhè gè xiǎo hái dōu néng dàn

《小星星变奏曲》、《致艾丽斯》，这个小孩都能弹

‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ or ‘Für Elise’, even a kid can play it

dà jiā huì rèn wèi zěn me láng lǎng dàn zhè me jiǎn dān de qū zi

大家会认为怎么郎朗弹这么简单的曲子？

People would wonder why Lang Lang plays such simple songs

dàn hòu lái wǒ fā xiàn zhè xiē qū zi zhēn xiǎng dàn hǎo hěn nán de

但后来我发现，这些曲子真想弹好很难的

But later I found that it’s really difficult to play those songs well

suǒ yǐ wǒ zhè cì jiù shì zài zhè fāng miàn xià le hěn dà gōng fū

所以我这次就是在这方面下了很大功夫

So this time I tried hard for it

jiù shì wǒ zěn me néng bǎ zhè shǒu qū zi dàn dào wǒ mèng xiǎng zhōng de shēng yīn

就是我怎么能把这首曲子弹到我梦想中的声音

How can I make the song the sound in my dream

zhè zhāng zhuān jí chū lái yě gěi hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu men zhì dìng le yī gè xīn de mù biāo

这张专辑出来也给很多小朋友们制定了一个新的目标

The album also sets up a new goal for lots of children

bié zhè me dàn a

别这么弹啊

Don’t play like this

zhè me dàn shuí dōu huì

这么弹谁都会

Everyone can do it

dàn qiān wàn bié zhè me dàn a

但千万别这么弹啊

But never play like this

wǒ xiǎo shí hòu dàn qín de shí hòu wǒ bà yán

我小时候弹琴的时候，我爸严

My father was strict to me when I was a child

dāng rán tā yǒu de yán gé shì duì de

当然他有的严格是对的

Surely he was right to be strict sometimes

dàn shì yǒu de yán lì wán quán shì zì wǒ táo zuì

但是有的严厉完全是自我陶醉

But sometimes he was totally narcissistic

nǐ kě yǐ kǔ dàn shì nǐ hái shì kě yǐ jiǎng jiū fāng fǎ

你可以苦，但是你还是可以讲究方法

I can work hard but methods to improve efficiency are welcome

guāng kǔ shuí yuàn yì dāng gāng qín jiā

光苦谁愿意当钢琴家

Who would want to be a pianist if there’s only suffering

dōu kǔ jǐn le tián cái lái nà bù tài wǎn le ma

都苦尽了甜才来，那不太晚了吗？

Isn’t it too late for harvest when you’ve run out of strength

nà yǐ jīng shì huāng fèi le hěn duō rén de xī wàng

那已经是荒废了很多人的希望

Many people would lost hope

wǒ rú guǒ kàn dào yī xiē wèn tí duì xiǎo péng yǒu wǒ huì shāo wēi bǎ huà shōu huí lái

我如果看到一些问题，对小朋友我会稍微把话收回来

When I see some problems, if that’s a kid, I would not be so harsh

wǒ xiǎo shí hòu jiù yǒu yīn yǐng pà tè bié pà yī pà jiù bù gǎn dàn le

我小时候就有阴影，怕，特别怕，一怕就不敢弹了

I’ve been there as a child. I was so afraid that I dared not to play

tā shuō dé tài hǎo le

他说得太好了

His words are so right

dàn gāng qín de rén tài gū dú le

弹钢琴的人太孤独了

People who play piano is really lonely

shì suǒ yǒu lè qì lǐ zuì gū dú de rén

是所有乐器里最孤独的人

The loneliest among all the people playing instruments

yǒu de shí hòu zhè shén tóng méi zhǎng dà yǐ hòu tā jiù yǒng yuǎn biàn chéng yī gè ér tóng

有的时候这神童没长大以后，他就永远变成一个儿童

Sometimes if the child prodigy doesn’t grow up, he will be a child forever

dào le yī dìng nián líng jiù shàng bù qù le

到了一定年龄就上不去了

He will not change after reaching a certain age

dōu suì le zài dì yī jiē duàn bì xū zǒu wán le

都37岁了，在第一阶段必须走完了

I’m already 37 years old. I must finish my first stage of life

zài bù zǒu wán nǐ zěn me zǒu dì èr jiē duàn

再不走完你怎么走第二阶段？

If I don’t finish it, how can I start the second stage

nà kěn dìng shì wǎng chéng shú kěn dìng shì yào wǎng zhè gè fāng miàn qù nǔ lì

那肯定是往成熟，肯定是要往这个方面去努力

Surely I will try to be more mature

zuò wèi gāng qín jiā nǐ bù jìn bù jiù tuì bù

作为钢琴家你不进步就退步

As a pianist, if you don’t progress, you slip back

nǐ kě yǐ gǎo jiào yù

你可以搞教育

You can teach others

dàn shì wèn tí shì nǐ yuè dàn yuè làn de huà nǐ xiān jiào yī jiào nǐ zì jǐ ba

但是问题是你越弹越烂的话，你先教一教你自己吧

But if you play worse and worse, teach yourself first

suǒ yǐ yào huó hǎo huó ér yuè lái yuè hǎo

所以要活好，活儿越来越好

So I have to improve my professional skills

zuì hòu hái shì zuò pǐn shuō huà

最后还是作品说话

And my works will speak