With Lyric!: Jay Chou - Dao Xiang

Fragrant Rice or Dao Xiang is one of the songs included in Jay Chou’s latest album, Capricorn or Mo Jie Zuo. Although this song is the last track of the album, Fragrant Rice or Dao Xiang is easily one of the best songs if not the best in Jay Chou’s new album. This can be seen from all the discussions generated on this song alone even before the release of the album itself and in the numerous ‘homemade’ versions available in various websites. Many listeners who can play piano had made an ‘instrumental’ version of this song and posted them online. However, I feel that the most difficult part is to actually sing this song because even singing Fragrant Rice along with the lyric on hand is no easy task… As usual, here are the music video [MV] and homemade versions of Dao Xiang by Jay Chou:

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Jay Chou / 周杰伦 - 稻香 / Dao Xiang MV

Jay Chou / 周杰伦 - 稻香 / Dao Xiang Instrumental Version

Jay Chou / 周杰伦 - 稻香 / Dao Xiang Piano Version

Now, try to sing along with the lyric:

對這個世界如果你有太多的抱怨
dui zhe ge shi jie ru guo ni you tai duo de bao yuan
Look out to this world [around you] if you have too many grievances,

跌倒了就不敢繼續往前走
die dao le jiu bu gan ji xu wang qian zou
After fallen, you lose the courage to move forward

為什麼人要這麼的脆弱 墮落
wei shen me ren yao zhe me de cui ruo duo luo
Why do people need to be so weak and useless?

請你打開電視看看
qing ni da kai dian shi kan kan
Please switch on the television and see for yourself

多少人為生命在努力勇敢的走下去
duo shao ren wei sheng ming zai nu li yong gan de zou xia qu
So many people living their lives working hard and moving forward

我們是不是該知足
wo men shi bu shi gai zhi zu
Shouldn’t we be content,

珍惜一切　就算沒有擁有
zhen xi yi qie jiu suan mei you yong you
Cherish everything even if we don’t possess them

*Chorus Starts*

還記得你說家是唯一的城堡
hai ji de ni shuo jia shi wei yi de cheng bao
Still remember you said home is the only castle

隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑
sui zhe dao xiang he liu ji xu ben pao
I continued running following the paddy fragrance, the flowing stream

微微笑　小時候的夢我知道
wei wei xiao xiao shi hou de meng wo zhi dao
Smiling, I know [this is] the childhood dreams

不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑
bu yao ku rang ying huo chong dai zhe ni tao pao
Don’t cry, let the fireflies take you away

鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠
xiang jian de ge yao yong yuan de yi kao
You can always depend in folk songs

回家吧　回到最初的美好
hui jia ba hui dao zui chu de mei hao
Go home, return to the happy past

*Chorus Ends*

不要這麼容易就想放棄　就像我說的
bu yao zhe me rong yi jiu xiang fang qi jiu xiang wo shuo de
Don’t give up so easily, just like what I said,

追不到的夢想　換個夢不就得了
zhui bu dao de meng xiang huan ge meng bu jiu de liao
If the dream can’t be reached, just follow another dream

為自己的人生鮮艷上色
wei zi ji de ren sheng xian yan shang se
First, add bright colours to your own life

先把愛塗上喜歡的顏色
xian ba ai tu shang xi huan de yan se
First, paint love on your favourite colour

笑一個吧　功成名就不是目的
xiao yi ge ba gong cheng ming jiu bu shi mu di
Smile, fame and success isn’t the aim

讓自己快樂快樂這才叫做意義
rang zi ji kuai le kuai le zhe cai jiao zuo yi yi
Be happy, happiness is the whole meaning

童年的紙飛機　現在終於飛回我手裡
tong niang de zhi fei ji xian zai zhong yu fei hui wo shou li
The paper plane of childhood [that I released] finally return back to me

所謂的那快樂　赤腳在田裡追蜻蜓追到累了
suo wei de na kuai le chi jiao zai tian li zhui qing ting zhui dao lei le
The so-called happiness, [is] chasing dragonflies in the fields barefooted till exhausted

偷摘水果被蜜蜂給叮到怕了　誰在偷笑呢
tou zhai shui guo bei mi feng gei ding dao pa le shui zai tou xiao ne
Stung by bees so much while stealing fruits until i’m scared, who’s laughing [at me]?

我靠著稻草人吹著風唱著歌睡著了
wo kao zhe dao cao ren chui zhe feng chang zhe ge shui zhao le
Leaning against the scarecrow, enjoying the wind and singing songs till falling asleep

哦　哦　午後吉他在蟲鳴中更清脆
o o wu hou ji ta zai chong ming zhong geng qing cui
Oh~ Oh~ In the afternoon, the guitar sound more sharp amidst the cries of insects

哦　哦　陽光灑在路上就不怕心碎
o o yang guang sa zai lu shang jiu bu pa xin sui
Oh~ Oh~ There’s no need to fear for heartbreak as the sun is lighting up the path

珍惜一切　就算沒有擁有＃
zhen xi yi qie jiu suan mei you yong you
Cherish everything even if we don’t possess them

Repeat chorus x 2