bān mǎ bān mǎ sòng dōng yě

斑马 ，斑马 - 宋冬野 (donye.s)

Zebra, zebra - Donye.S

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ bù yào shuì zhe la

斑马斑马 你不要睡着啦

Zebra, zebra, don't you fall asleep now

zài gěi wǒ kàn kàn nǐ shòu shāng de wěi bā

再给我看看你受伤的尾巴

Let me again have a look at your wounded tail

wǒ bù xiǎng qù chù pèng nǐ shāng kǒu de bā

我不想去触碰你伤口的疤

I don't wish to touch the scars of your wounds

wǒ zhǐ xiǎng xiān qǐ nǐ de tóu fā

我只想掀起你的头发

I only want to run my hands through your hair

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ huí dào le nǐ de jiā

斑马斑马 你回到了你的家

Zebra, zebra, you'll return to your own home

kě wǒ làng fèi zhe wǒ hán lěng de nián huá

可我浪费着我寒冷的年华

But I'll waste away my frigid years

nǐ de chéng shì méi yǒu yī shàn mén wèi wǒ dǎ kāi a

你的城市没有一扇门为我打开啊

Not a single door in your city is open for me

wǒ zhōng jiū hái yào huí dào lù shàng

我终究还要回到路上

I will return to the roads in the end

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ lái zì nán fāng de hóng sè a

斑马斑马 你来自南方的红色啊

Zebra, zebra, is the redness of your Southern hue

shì fǒu yě shì gè dòng rén de gù shì a

是否也是个动人的故事啊

A soul-stirring story too

nǐ gé bì de xì zi rú guǒ bù néng liú xià

你隔壁的戏子如果不能留下

If that actor behind the wall won't stay for you

shuí huì hé nǐ shuì dào tiān liàng

谁会和你睡到天亮

Who will wake up with you at the dawn

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ hái jì dé wǒ ma

斑马斑 马 你还记得我吗

Zebra, zebra, do you still remember me

wǒ shì zhǐ huì gē chàng de shǎ guā

我是只会歌唱的傻瓜

I am the fool who can only sing

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ shuì ba shuì ba

斑马斑马 你睡吧睡吧

Zebra, zebra, go on to sleep now

wǒ huì bèi shàng jí tā lí kāi běi fāng

我会背上吉他离开北方

I will leave the North with my guitar on my back

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ hái jì dé wǒ ma

斑马斑马 你还记得我吗

Zebra, zebra, do you still remember me

wǒ shì qiáng shuō zhe yōu chóu de hái zi a

我是强说着忧愁的孩子啊

I am the child who insisted on his sorrow

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ shuì ba shuì ba

斑马斑马 你睡吧睡吧

Zebra, zebra, go on to sleep now

wǒ bǎ nǐ de qīng cǎo dài huí gù xiāng

我把你的青草带回故乡

I will bring your meadows to my hometown

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ bù yào shuì zhe la

斑马斑马 你不要睡着啦

Zebra, zebra, don't you fall asleep now

wǒ zhǐ shì gè cōng máng de lǚ rén a

我只是个匆忙的旅人啊

I am but a traveller in my own haste

bān mǎ bān mǎ nǐ shuì ba shuì ba

斑马斑马 你睡吧睡吧

Zebra, zebra, go on to sleep now

wǒ yào mài diào wǒ de fáng zi

我要卖掉我的房子

I will sell my home

làng jì tiān yá

浪迹天涯

Wander the roads