This song is by Hua Er Yue Dui, or Flower Band, and is entitled Hua Die Fei, which roughly translated means Transformed Flight.
Apparently, of their last album it was said that a big chunk of their songs were ‘adapted’ from other artists. One of their other popular songs, Xi Shua Shua for instance, was sung by a Japanese artist in 2003 already, and although that was a mellowed-out, slow song, the chorus is obviously that on which Xi Shua Shua was based.
I have the Russian, presumably original, version of this song (hua die fei) on VCD, and they are virtually alike.
Sure, they may have been debunked as plagiarists, but this a good dance song nevertheless, and for me a nice pick-me-up to listen to too. Plus, I’m better positioned to learn Chinese than Russian.
So, for your sing-along pleasure, here’s the pinyin and translation as far as I could muster it – which wasn’t very far.
You know how it works, first characters, then pinyin (P), then the literal translation (L) and then idiomatic translation (I). Idiomatic is my own interpretation and could well be way of the mark (plus, this band’s songs are notoriusly difficult to interpret – for me, at least).
Song Name: hua die fei
Band: Flower Band (hua er yue dui)
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你沉鱼落雁而陶醉
P: yin1 ni3 chen2 yu2 luo1 yan4 er2 tao2 zui4
L: because you beautiful woman infatuated with
I: I really enjoy your beauty
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追相随
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 xiang1 sui2
L: throws and pulls, throws and pulls, flies like that
I: Flapping noisily, flying along
baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay~~~
baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay~~~
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追紧相随
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 jin3 xiang1 sui2
L: throws and pulls, throws and pulls, flies like that closely
I: I: Flapping noisily, flying along following closely
只要你拌美我情愿破碎无所谓~~~~
P: zhi1 yao1 ni3 ban4 mei3 wo3 qing2 yuan4 po4 sui4 wu2 suo3 wei4 ~~~~
L: so long as you mixes beautiful I would rather broken indifferent
I:
春风来作陪秋叶去点缀朝齐飞~~~~
P:chun1 feng1 lai2 zuo4 pei2 qiu1 ye4 qu4 dian3 zhui4 zhao1 qi2 fei1
L:
I:
愿天公作美成全你我天仙配
P: yuan4 tian1 gong1 zuo4 mei3 cheng2 quan2 ni3 wo3 tian1 xian1 pei4
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你沉鱼落雁而陶醉
P: yin1 ni3 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 er2 tao2 zui4
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追相随
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 xiang1 sui2
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你阴晴圆缺而喜悲
P: yin1 ni3 yin1 qing2 yuan2 que1 er2 xi3 bei1
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追无悔
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 wu2 hui3
baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay~~~
baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay baliyahay~~~
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追人自醉
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 ren2 zi4 zui4
只要你沉醉我情愿成灰无所谓~~~~
P: zhi3 yao4 ni3 chen2 zui4 wo3 qing2 yuan4 cheng2 hui1 wu2 suo3 wei4 ~~~~
春天的妩媚夜恋花香美终成灰~~~~
P: chun1 tian1 de wu3 mei4 ye4 lian4 hua1 xiang1 mei3 zhong1 cheng2 hui1 ~~~~
愿天公作美成全你我天仙配
P: yuan4 tian1 gong1 zuo4 mei3 cheng2 quan2 ni3 wo3 tian1 xian1 pei4
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你沉鱼落雁而陶醉
P: yin1 ni3 chen2 luo4 yan4 er2 tao2 zui4
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追相随
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 xiang1 sui2
L:
I:
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你阴晴圆缺而喜悲
P: yin1 ni3 yin1 qing2 yuan2 que1 er2 xi3 bei1
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追无悔
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 wu2 hui3
music
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你沉鱼落雁而陶醉
P: yin1 ni3 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 er2 tao2 zui4
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追相随
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 xiang1 sui2
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
因你阴晴圆缺而喜悲
P: yin1 ni3 yin1 qing2 yuan2 que1 er2 xi3 bei1
扑拉扑拉飞扑拉追无悔
P: pu1 la1 pu1 la1 fei1 pu1 la1 zhui1 wu2 hui3
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed
化蝶飞~~~化蝶飞~~~
P: hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~ hua1 die2 fei1 ~~~
L: melt butterfly to fly, melt butterfly to fly
I: Fly Transformed, Fly Transformed