Artist: Faye Wong (王菲, 王靖雯, 王靖文, Wang-Fei, Wong Fei, 夏琳, Shirley Wong, フェイ・ウォン, 왕비, 왕페이, 왕정문) •Also performed by: Abin Fang, Chyi Chin, Sun Lu, Wakin Chau
Song: 棋子 (Qí zǐ) •Album: 《天空》(1994)

棋子

想走出你控制的领域
却走进你安排的战局
我没有坚强的防备
也没有后路可以退

想逃离你布下的陷阱
却陷入了另一个困境
我没有决定输赢的勇气
也没有逃脱的幸运

我像是一颗棋
进退任由你决定
我不是你眼中唯一将领　
却是不起眼的小兵

我像是一颗棋子
来去全不由自己
举手无回你从不曾犹豫
我却受控在你手里

Chess

Want to escape where’s under your control,Only to set foot in another arranged war
Strong defence does’t cover me,Nor exist any leeway

Want to survive your trap,Only to be trapped in another trouble
Courage to win doesn’t belong to me,Nor belongs luck to escape

I‘m like a chessman,Whose route is determined by you
I’m not the only leader in your eyes,But an unremarkable dogface

I’m like a chessman,Who can’t behave herself
No hesitation lies in your arrangement,Whle I’m under your control

Submitted by wuhuahua089

Chess Piece

I wanna escape from the realm under your control but lapse into your battle formation
Neither I`m strong on defense, nor I can make a retreat

I wanna escape the trap laid by you, but find myself in another tight corner
Neither I dare to determine whether I win or lose, nor I`m lucky enough to escape

I`m just like a chess piece, you decide my advance and retreat
I`m not the only commander in your eyes, but a common soldier

I`m just like a chess piece, can`t decide my own movement
There is no way back and you`re never hesitated
Yet I`m in your hands

Submitted by ideologypeng

Chess Piece

I tried to escape your zone of control
But fell right into the formation you laid
I do not have a strong defense
Nor do I have a path for retreat

I tried to avoid the trap you set
But found myself stuck in another corner
I don’t have the courage for victory
Nor do I have the luck to escape

I am like a chess piece
You decide my advance and retreat
I am not your one and only queen1
I am nothing more than a pawn

I am like a chess piece
My movements are not up to me
There’s no take-backs, but you never hesitate
My destiny is in your hands

1.The original line refers to general, the highest value piece in xiangqi (Chinese chess), equivalent to the king in Western chess in that placing the general in check ends the game. I have used ‘queen’ here instead to refer to the most powerful piece in Western chess.

Submitted by osmanth