Yajun Zhuo - Lolita
3,569 views · Published 4 August 2011 · 3:18 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: Jan Tak · 2011 · Music
A cute little Chinese song I have discovered a while back, but which has resisted my attempts to find out more about. With the help of a Chinese friend I have become a little wiser though. Based upon the tune of Für Elise by Beethoven, it tells the story of a young girl's loneliness. The words of the song is also very reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "Annabel Lee" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Lee It is done by a relatively unknown singer Yajun Zhuo. The song is already on YouTube, but unless you can read Chinese you might have difficulty finding it. Here is my version with some photos of her and a translation we have found on the web. Enjoy! Original YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/hYuKwkbibjI English Translation of the words: ------------------------------------------ (Adapted from http://egl.livejournal.com/14934049.html) Dance with me Lolita On the white sand by the seaside. Love is supposed to last But the summer is long for a 17 year old. Is it OK to like one person for just a day, Lolita? Maybe I've never loved him Just fell in love with a fairy tale By the window frame overgrown by wild flowers The curtains moved against my hair I dropped my red dancing shoes gently. Don't you care anymore, Lolita? The fields are golden yellow, Lolita The stage has been built. Are we the same, Lolita, Used to loneliness? I do not understand my own actions I would still like to think I love him Take a plane to the seaside to search for him. How crazy that is, Lolita? Is it ok to like one person for just a day, Lolita? Love is supposed to endure But the summer is long for a 17 year old. Will everything be forgotten, Lolita? The flowers that were left behind in a hurry After blooming so tenderly all summer. A young girl waiting by the seaside Love still is supposed to endure... But the summer is long for a 17 year old.
