tóng huà zhèn

童话镇 (fairy town)

Fairy Town

tīng shuō bái xuě gōng zhǔ zài táo pǎo

听说白雪公主在逃跑

I heard Snow White runs away

xiǎo hóng mào zài dān xīn dà huī láng

小红帽在担心大灰狼

And Little Red is afraid of the wolf

tīng shuō fēng mào xǐ huān ài lì sī

听说疯帽喜欢爱丽丝

I heard Mad Hatter likes Alice

chǒu xiǎo yā huì biàn chéng bái tiān é

丑小鸭会变成白天鹅

And the Ugly Duckling will become a swan

tīng shuō bǐ dé pān zǒng zhǎng bù dà

听说彼得潘总长不大

I heard Peter Pan never grows up

jié kè tā yǒu shù qín hé mó fǎ

杰克他有竖琴和魔法

And Jack has harp and magic

tīng shuō sēn lín lǐ yǒu táng guǒ wū

听说森林里有糖果屋

I heard there's a candy cottage in the woods

huī gū niáng diū le xīn ài de bō lí xié

灰姑娘丢了心爱的玻璃鞋

And Cinderella lost her favorite crystal heels

zhǐ yǒu ruì zhì de hé shuǐ zhī dào

只有睿智的河水知道

only the wise river knows

bái xuě shì yīn wèi tān wán pǎo chū le chéng bǎo

白雪是因为贪玩跑出了城堡

Snow White was too bored in the castle

xiǎo hóng mào yǒu jiàn yì zhì zì jǐ

小红帽有件抑制自己

Little Red wears a red cloak

biàn chéng láng de dà hóng páo

变成狼的大红袍

that keeps her from turning into a wolf

zǒng yǒu yī tiáo wān yán zài tóng huà zhèn lǐ qī cǎi de hé

总有一条蜿蜒在童话镇里七彩的河

there's always a iridescent river that winds through fairy town

zhān rǎn mó fǎ de guāi zhāng qì xī

沾染魔法的乖张气息

tainted by the wildness of magic

què yòu zài ài lǐ qū zhé

却又在爱里曲折

but twists and turns in love

chuān liú bù xī yáng qǐ shuǐ huā

川流不息扬起水花

the river runs endlessly

yòu juǎn rù yī lián shí guāng rù shuǐ

又卷入一帘时光入水

flows toward a lake of memories

ràng suǒ yǒu hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián

让所有很久很久以前

Let all the "Once Upon a Time"

dōu zǒu dào xìng fú jié jú de shí kè

都走到幸福结局的时刻

lead to the "Happily Ever Afters"

tīng shuō shuì měi rén bèi mái cáng

听说睡美人被埋藏

I heard Sleeping Beauty was cursed to sleep

xiǎo rén yú zài tiào wàng jīn diàn táng

小人鱼在眺望金殿堂

little mermaids looked out the golden palace

tīng shuō ā bō luó biàn chéng jīn wū

听说阿波罗变成金乌

I heard Apollo turned into the sun

cǎo yuán yǒu bēn pǎo de jiàn chǐ hǔ

草原有奔跑的剑齿虎

Saber-tooth cats roam the grasslands green

tīng shuō pǐ nuò cáo zǒng shuō zhe huǎng

听说匹诺曹总说着谎

I heard Pinocchio never tells the truth

zhū rú guài yōng yǒu bǎo shí mǎn xiāng

侏儒怪拥有宝石满箱

Dwarfs have boxes full of jewels

tīng shuō xuán yá yǒu kē zhǎng shēng shù

听说悬崖有颗长生树

I heard the tree of life grows on the cliff

hóng xié zi bù zhī pí juàn dì zài tiào wǔ

红鞋子不知疲倦 地在跳舞

the red shoes dance tirelessly

zhǐ yǒu ruì zhì de hé shuǐ zhī dào

只有睿智的河水知道

only the wise river knows

shuì měi rén táo bì le shēng huó de jiān áo

睡美人逃避了生活的煎熬

Sleeping Beauty escaped from suffering

xiǎo rén yú bǎ yáng guāng mǒ chéng yǎn yǐng

小人鱼把阳光抹成眼影

Little Mermaid used sunshine as eyeshadow

tóu jìn pào mò de huái bào

投进泡沫的怀抱

and embraced bubbles

zǒng yǒu yī tiáo wān yán zài tóng huà zhèn lǐ qī cǎi de hé

总有一条蜿蜒在童话镇里七彩的河

there's always a iridescent river that winds through fairy town

zhān rǎn mó fǎ de guāi zhāng qì xī

沾染魔法的乖张气息

tainted by the wildness of magic

què yòu zài ài lǐ qū zhé

却又在爱里曲折

but twists and turns in love

chuān liú bù xī yáng qǐ shuǐ huā

川流不息扬起水花

the river runs endlessly

yòu juǎn rù yī lián shí guāng rù shuǐ

又卷入一帘时光入水

flows toward a lake of memories

ràng suǒ yǒu hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián

让所有很久很久以前

Let all the "Once Upon a Time"

dōu zǒu dào xìng fú jié jú de shí kè

都走到幸福结局的时刻

lead to the "Happily Ever Afters"

zǒng yǒu yī tiáo wān yán zài tóng huà zhèn lǐ mèng huàn de hé

总有一条蜿蜒在童话镇里梦幻的河

there's always a iridescent river that winds through fairy town

fēn gé le lǐ xiǎng fēn gé xiàn shí

分隔了理想分隔现实

divides dreams and reality

yòu zài qián fāng de shān kǒu huì hé

又在前方的山口汇合

yet allow them meet and merge

chuān liú bù xī yáng qǐ shuǐ huā

川流不息扬起水花

the river runs endlessly

yòu juǎn rù yī lián shí guāng rù shuǐ

又卷入一帘时光入水

flows toward a lake of memories

ràng suǒ yǒu hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián

让所有很久很久以前

Let all the "Once Upon a Time"

dōu zǒu dào xìng fú jié jú de shí kè

都走到幸福结局的时刻

lead to the "Happily Ever Afters"

yòu mò shēng

又陌生

but still unexpected