現象七十二變 [Xiàn xiàng qī shí èr biàn] [English translation]

At Huanghuagang were 72 martyrs buried

And Confucius had 72 disciples

Monkey King knows the magic of 72 changes

And we've met the 72nd year of the ROC

Year by year the geography is changing

So many seas turn into lands instantly

In our long history of 5,000 years

Both success and failure exist more or less

It's clearly written on your face

That you're a genuine clever man

Taking your step in flurry way

You're a modern man in a hurry

Someone is doing his job in obscurity

Someone is enjoying his days in peace

Some people intrigue and attack mutually at daytime

And someone has shot a singer at night

Flying with the soaring modernization of city

Everyone pursues own happiness more or less

For what psychological factor

Is there one expressway consumed every day?

When hanging out on the overpass in Ximenting

I wonder how many "civilized" people walk on side walks

As I witness the "civilized" cars rampaging here and there

I also wonder what the popular opinion is like

The old year is gone while the new year comes

Every year modernity is at the edge of tradition

On each day of the 365 days in every new year

Each of us makes a little progress

Buildings are constructed taller and taller as seen

Our human touch is keeping receding

More and more etiquette appears among friends

Less and less we meet is the true cause

Price of apple is not so high as before

The taste may be not so good as then

As the color TV sets are increasingly popular

But those who can discern black and white are reducing

The old year is gone while the new year comes

Every year gone was ever a new one

On each day of the 365 days in every new year

Each of us makes a little progress

Miracles should not be expected in reality

Which is a truth so facile

If you wanna make life very easy

Just keep a little distance from others

However life and drama cannot be alike

How can you confront yourself in mask?

Perhaps you would discover some miracles indeed

As long as you ignore some face problems

Perhaps you would find your life still splendid

As long as you overlook some face problems