Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) 🎶 An Uplifting Chinese Song

Jay Chou Rice Field 🎶 稻香 (dào xiāng) | One To Sing Along To

Let’s learn Chinese with the popular Jay Chou song Rice Field.

Today we’ll discover where you can listen to it, the lyrics in Mandarin and English and discover just how popular Jay Chou really is!

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Where to Listen

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – The Singer

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Verse

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Chorus

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Bridge

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Rap

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Chorus

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – You Can Do It As Well!

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Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Where to Listen

You can listen to the song Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) on YouTube with traditional Chinese Subtitles or with pinyin and English subtitles.

It’s also available to listen to on Spotify or QQ Music.

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – The Singer

The singer of Rice Field is the hugely popular Jay Chou.

For those who don’t know Jay Chou (born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, actor, and director.

A jack of all trades by all means!

In 2000, Jay released his debut album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music.

In 2001, Jay released his second album, titled Fantasy (2001), which combined Western and Eastern music styles.

Since then his music has gained recognition most notably throughout Asia, but also around the rest of the world.

He has sold more than 30 million albums and has received numerous awards for his musical works. Chou has also written songs for other artists whilst working on his albums.

Rice Field is one of the most famous songs written and composed by Jay Chou, it won a Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year in 2009.

With the simple lyrics, listeners can easily repeat and follow the music while singing.

Furthermore, the meaning of the lyrics are inspirational, which can encourage listeners to face their life in a positive way.

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Verse

對這個世界如果你有太多的抱怨 If you have too many complaints about this world
duì zhè gè shì jiè rú guǒ nǐ yǒu tài duō de bào yuàn

跌倒了就不敢繼續往前走 If you are too afraid to carry on when you fall
diē dǎo le jiù bù gǎn jì xù wǎng qián zǒu

為什麼人要這麼的脆弱 墮落 Why is it that we have to be so fragile and vulnerable?
wéi shí me rén yào zhè me de cuì ruò duò luò

請你打開電視看看 Please switch on your television and watch
qǐng nǐ dǎ kāi diàn shì kàn kàn

多少人為生命在努力勇敢的走下去 How many people are still bravely fighting for life
duō shǎo rén wéi shēng mìng zài nǔ lì yǒng gǎn de zǒu xià qù

我們是不是該知足 Shouldn’t we be contented
wǒ men shì bù shì gāi zhī zú

珍惜一切 就算沒有擁有 And cherish everything even that which we don’t own
zhēn xī yī qiē jiù suàn méi yǒu yōng yǒu

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Chorus

還記得你說家是唯一的城堡 I still remember you saying home is the only castle we have
hái jì dé nǐ shuō jiā shì wéi yī de chéng bǎo

隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑 Keep on running along the fragrant paddy and that little stream
suí zhe dào xiāng hé liú jì xù bēn pǎo

微微笑小時候的夢我知道 Slightly smiling, I’ve always known my childhood dream
wēi wēi xiào xiǎo shí hòu de mèng wǒ zhī dào

不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑 Stop crying, let the fireflies take you away
bù yào kū ràng yíng huǒ chóng dài zhe nǐ táo pǎo

鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠 Country music is always there when we need it
xiāng jiān de gē yáo yǒng yuǎn de yī kào

回家吧回到最初的美好 Go back home, go back to the good old times and the beginning of beauty and peace
huí jiā ba huí dào zuì chū de měi hǎo

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Bridge

不要這麼容易就想放棄就像我說的 Don’t think about giving up so easily, remember what I said
bù yào zhè me róng yì jiù xiǎng fàng qì jiù xiàng wǒ shuō de

追不到的夢想 換個夢不就得了 If you can’t realize your dream then just change it
zhuī bù dào de mèng xiǎng  huàn gè mèng bù jiù dé le

為自己的人生鮮艷上色 Paint and color your life brightly
wéi zì jǐ de rén shēng xiān yàn shàng sè

先把愛塗上喜歡的顏色 First of all start with painting love in your favorite color
xiān bǎ ài tú shàng xǐ huān de yán sè

笑一個吧功成名就不是目的 Give me a smile, fame or success aren’t our goals
xiào yī gè ba gōng chéng míng jiù bù shì mù dì

讓自己快樂快樂這才叫做意義 Making ourselves happy is the real meaning of life
ràng zì jǐ kuài lè kuài lè zhè cái jiào zuò yì yì

童年的紙飛機現在終於飛回我手里 The paper plane of my childhood finally flies back to my hand
tóng nián de zhǐ fēi jī xiàn zài zhōng yú fēi huí wǒ shǒu lǐ

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Rap

所謂的那快樂 The so called happiness
suǒ wèi de nà kuài lè

赤腳在田里追蜻蜓追到累了 Chasing dragonflies barefoot in the paddy field until tired
chì jiǎo zài tián lǐ zhuī qīng tíng zhuī dào lèi le

偷摘水果被蜜蜂給叮到怕了 Stung by the bees while stealing fruit, swearing never going to do this again
tōu zhāi shuǐ guǒ bèi mì fēng gěi dīng dào pà le

誰在偷笑呢 Who’s sniggering there?
shuí zài tōu xiào ne

我靠著稻草人吹著風唱著歌睡著了 I’m leaning against the scarecrow in the wind, singing songs until I finally fall asleep
wǒ kào zhe dào cǎo rén chuī zhe fēng chàng zhe gē shuì zhe le

哦 哦 午後吉它在蟲鳴中更清脆 Oh Oh The guitar sounds even more crisp in the Insect-singing afternoon
ò  ò  wǔ hòu jí tā zài chóng míng zhōng gèng qīng cuì

哦 哦 陽光灑在路上就不怕心碎 Oh Oh fearless of heartbreak when the sunshine spreads on the roads
ò  ò  yáng guāng sǎ zài lù shàng jiù bù pà xīn suì

珍惜一切就算沒有擁有 Cherish everything even that which we don’t own
zhēn xī yī qiē jiù suàn méi yǒu yōng yǒu

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – Chorus

還記得你說家是唯一的城堡 I still remember you saying home is the only castle we have
hái jì dé nǐ shuō jiā shì wéi yī de chéng bǎo

隨著稻香河流繼續奔跑 Keep on running along the fragrant paddy and that little stream
suí zhe dào xiāng hé liú jì xù bēn pǎo

微微笑小時候的夢我知道 Slightly smiling, I’ve always known my childhood dream
wēi wēi xiào xiǎo shí hòu de mèng wǒ zhī dào

不要哭讓螢火蟲帶著你逃跑 Stop crying, let the fireflies take you away
bù yào kū ràng yíng huǒ chóng dài zhe nǐ táo pǎo

鄉間的歌謠永遠的依靠 Country music is always there when we need it
xiāng jiān de gē yáo yǒng yuǎn de yī kào

回家吧回到最初的美好 Go back home, go back to the good old times and the beginning of beauty and peace
huí jiā ba huí dào zuì chū de měi hǎo

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – You Can Do It As Well!

Check out this talented 老外 lǎowài (foreigner) performing his version of the song!

Want us to review your favourite Chinese songs? Let us know which one in the comments below.

Jay Chou Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) – FAQ‘s

When was Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) released?

Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) by Jay Chou was released in 2008.

What level of Chinese is needed to understand Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) ?

In order to understand Rice Field 稻香 (dào xiāng) we’d recommend it to listeners with an intermediate Chinese level.

Is Jay Chou only famous in the music industry?

No, Jay Chou is also a magician, film producer, actor, and director.

When was Jay Chou born?

January 18th 1979.

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  1. MY IDOL

    1. Max Hobbs
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      🤩

  2. Kathy
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    My fave song of Jay's!

    1. Max Hobbs
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      It's a good one isn't it!

  3. My IDOL!

    1. LTL Team HQ
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  4. MY IDOL

    1. Max Hobbs
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