Green Leaf Paired with the Root of Feelings
Green Leaf paired Root of  Feeling   translated by Liu Wei-Wei and Joe
lu:\  ye\  dui\   gen\ de\ qing/ yi\    (MAMtrack11)

Don't ask where I am going to
 don't   ask  I   go    where   go
bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^  qu\
  (NOTE: "dao\...... qu\" together means " go",
   although "qu\" always means "go",
   but here it's only auxiliary word and can be omitted )

My heart depends on you
  my    heart  depend on  -ing  you
wo^ de\ xin    yi         zhe   ni^

Don't ask where I am going to
  don't  ask  I   to     where  go
bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\  na^ li^ qu\

You control my feelings
  My    feel   lead -ing you
wo^ de\ qing\  qian  zhe ni^

I am a piece of your green leaf
I   am    your  piece    green leaf
wo^ shi\ ni^de  yi pian\ lu:\  ye\

My roots are in your land
  my    root  in  your  land
wo^ de\ gen   zai ni^de tu^ di\

(I) left you in the spring wind
Spring wind within  saygoodbye (past) you
chun   feng zhong   gao/ bie/   le    ni^

I am here today, there tomorrow
  today   this  direction , tomorrow   there
jin tian  zhe\  fang      , ming/ tian na li5


bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\
wo^ de\ xin yi zhe ni^
bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\
wo^ de\ qing\ qian zhe ni^

No matter which piece of cloud I stop on
no-matter-what  I   stop  located which piece   cloud
wu/ lun\        wo^ ting/ zai\    na^   pian\  yun/ cai

I always turn my face to you
  my    face  always is   sent  towards you
wo^ de\ lian^ zong^  shi\ tou\  xiang\  ni^

If I was singing in the wind
   if     I   in   wind within   sing
ru/ guo^  wo^ zai\ feng zhong   ge chang\

sounds of singing were all for you
that  sing  sound-voice also is       for    you
na^   ge     sheng      ye^  shi\  wei\ zhe  ni^


bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\


My road is full of memories
  My    road  up     fullof      recall
wo^ de\ lu\  shang  chong man^  hui\ yi/


please, you bless me,
please you  blessings  me
qing   ni   zhu\ fu/   wo^

I also bless you.
I   also blessing you
wo^ ye^  zhu\ fu/ ni

this is a green leaf paired with the root of feelings
this is    green  leaf to   root of  feeling
zhe\ shi\  lu:\   ye\  dui\ gen  de qing/ yi\


bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\
wo^ de\ qing\ qian zhe ni^

bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\
wo^ de\ qing\ qian zhe ni^

wu/ lun\ wo^ ting/ zai\ na^ pian\ yun/ cai

wo^ de\ lian^ zong^ shi\ tou\ xiang\ ni^

ru/ guo^ wo^ zai\ feng zhong ge chang\

na^ ge sheng ye^ shi\ wei zhe ni

bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\ na^ li^ qu\
wo^ de\ lu\ shang chong man^ hui\ yi/

qing ni zhu\ fu/ wo^
wo^ ye^ zhu\ fu/ ni

zhe\ shi\ lu:\ le\ dui\ gen de qing/ yi\

bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^

You don't ask me where I am going
you  don't   ask  I   to x  where   go
ni  bu/ yao\ wen\ wo^ dao\  na^ li^ qu\

I am your green leaf
wo^ shi\ ni^de lu:\ ye\

wo^ de\ gen zai ni^de tu^ de\

zhe\ shi\ lu:\ le\ dui\ gen de qing yi\