Artist: Zhao Lei (赵雷, Lei Zhao)
Song: 南方姑娘 (Nánfāng gūniáng) (Southern girl) •Album: 赵小雷 (Zhao xiaolei)

南方姑娘

北方的村庄住着一个南方的姑娘
她总是喜欢穿着带花的裙子站在路旁
她的话不多但笑起来是那么平静悠扬
她柔弱的眼神里装的是什么 是思念的忧伤
南方的小镇阴雨的冬天没有北方冷
她不需要臃肿的棉衣去遮盖她似水的面容
她在来去的街头留下影子芳香才会某然的心痛
眨眼的时间芳香已飘散影子已不见
南方姑娘 你是否习惯北方的秋凉
南方姑娘 你是否喜欢北方人的直爽
日子过的就像那些不眠的晚上
她嚼着口香糖对墙满谈着理想
南方姑娘 我们都在忍受着漫长
南方姑娘 是不是高楼遮住了你的希望

昨日的雨曾淋漓过她瘦弱的肩膀
夜空的北斗也没有让她找到迷途的方向
阳光里她在院子中央晾晒着衣裳
在四季的风中她散着头发安慰着时光
南方姑娘 你是否爱上了北方
南方姑娘 你说今天你就要回到你的家乡
思念让人心伤 她呼唤着你的泪光
南方的果子已熟 那是你简单的理想
啦……啦……

Southern Girl

In a town in the north lives a southern girl
She always likes to wear a flowered dress and stand on the roadside
She doesn’t say much but her smile has a kind of calm melody
What’s in her graceful eyes? Thoughts of sadness
The south’s rainy winter isn’t as cold as in the north
There she doesn’t need big clothes to cover her water-like face
The scent she leaves on the street as she comes and goes suddenly brings heartache
But in the blink of eye the aroma’s flown away
Oh southern girl, are you used to the cold north autumn?
Oh southern girl, do you like the northerner’s sincerity?
The days pass just like those sleepless nights.
She chews a piece of gum and tells her dreams to the wall
Oh southern girl, we’ve all been just getting by for so long
Oh southern girl, are the tall buildings blocking your hopes?

Yesterday’s rain dripped down her frail shoulders
She dries clothes in the courtyard under the sun
She tosses her head in in the breeze
Oh southern girl, do you love the north?
Oh southern girl, you say you want to go home today
Longing makes folks’ hearts ache, she calls for your tears
The fruit in the south’s already ripe, that’s your simple dream
La…………la……

Submitted by bokajl

Comments
I enjoy this song very much, thanks for translating!

The second line of the second paragraph
“夜空的北斗也没有让她找到迷途的方向”
is missing it’s english counterpart on the other side (for me, anyway)
Something like “even the big dipper didn’t allow her to find her way” or something.

So every line afterwards is paired with the subsequent line when using the highlighting functionality.

Thanks!