Fate Chooses You

以曲娱人的优伶

yǐ qū yú rén de yōu líng

who pleased others with songs

名震天下的神医

míng zhèn tiān xià de shén yī

a world-renowned Divine Doctor,

于是我就在想啊

yú shì wǒ jiù zài xiǎng a

So I thought

来之不易的机缘

lái zhī bù yì de jī yuán

hard-won opportunity.

就要做出大事来

jiù yào zuò chū dà shì lái

I must achieve something great.

我思前想后

wǒ sī qián xiǎng hòu

I thought about it over and over.

于是我就忤逆了他

yú shì wǒ jiù wǔ nì le tā

So I disobeyed him

一意孤行

yī yì gū xíng

I stubbornly went my own way

不朽丹虽然好

bù xiǔ dān suī rán hǎo

Although the Immortality Pills are good,

反成了祸患

fǎn chéng le huò huàn

and became a disaster instead.

这场长生大梦

zhè chǎng cháng shēng dà mèng

It is time to wake up

是时候该醒了

shì shí hòu gāi xǐng le

from this dream of immortality.

我都多大岁数了

wǒ dōu duō dà suì shù le

I'm not young anymore.

不能因为闯了祸

bù néng yīn wèi chuǎng le huò

I can't keep causing trouble

做人做得糊涂

zuò rén zuò dé hú tú

I've lived in confusion all my life,

唯独这一身骨头还算硬

wéi dú zhè yī shēn gǔ tou hái suàn yìng

but at least my backbone is still firm.

皇帝老儿面前

huáng dì lǎo ér miàn qián

Even in front of the Emperor,

我都是抬头挺胸地做人

wǒ dōu shì tái tóu tǐng xiōng dì zuò rén

I always kept my head high.

这副骨头换给师父

zhè fù gǔ tou huàn gěi shī fù

If I give these bones to Master,

你们帮我转告他

nǐ men bāng wǒ zhuǎn gào tā

Please tell him

让他就如了我的愿

ràng tā jiù rú le wǒ de yuàn

to grant me this wish.

师父临终前吩咐

shī fù lín zhōng qián fēn fù

Before Master passed away,

以后无论您到哪儿

yǐ hòu wú lùn nín dào nǎ ér

you can have a place to stay

有南阳的

yǒu nán yáng de

one in Nanyang,