I Ask

I Ask is a soundtrack from the single I Ask.

Production Credits

Producer	Song Peiyan
Lyrics	Lei Shiyi
Composer	Song Peiyan/Taiga
Arranging/Mixing/Mastering	Song Peiyan
Vocals	Taiga

Lyrics

Chinese Lyrics	English Translation
Original: 如我沉浮于世但未参透灵与物之途 Rú wǒ chénfú yú shì dàn wèi cāntòu líng yǔ wù zhī tú Reversed: Úr ǒw néhcúf úy ìhs nàd ièw nàcuòt gníl ǔy ùw īhz út	​​​​I, drifting through life without truly grasping the path between spirit and body​ ​​
Original: 火种智慧欲望夷戮贪婪支配尘寰路 Huǒzhòng zhìhuì yùwàng yí lù tānlán zhīpèi chénhuán lù Reversed: Ǒuhgnòhz ìhzìuh ùygnàw íy ùl nātnál īhzièp néhcnáuh ùl	​​​​The spark of wisdom, desire and greed rules the paths of the mortal realm​ ​​
Original: 亦正亦邪为人 Yì zhèng yì xié wéirén Reversed: Ìy gnèhz ìy éix iéwnér	​A person who walks the line between good and evil​​​
Original: 似恶如善难分 Sì è rú shàn nán fēn Reversed: Ìs è úr nàhs nán nēf	Can be hard to judge as either​ ​
Original: 假若已得灵魂何故纠结尘寰是与非 Jiǎruò yǐ dé línghún hégù jiūjié chénhuán shì yǔ fēi Reversed: Ǎijòur ǐy éd gnílnúh éhùg ūijéij néhcnáuh ìhs ǔy iēf	​If one has obtained a soul, why worry over the rights and wrongs of this mortal coil​ ​​
Original: 问天地 (问苍穹) Wèn tiāndì (Wèn cāngqióng) Reversed: Nèw nāitìd (Nèw gnācgnóiq)	Ask the world (Ask the heavens)
Original: 入轮回 Rù lúnhuí (Wèi jiéguǒ) Reversed: Úr núlíuh (Ièw éijǒug)	Enter the cycle (No resolution)
Original: 斩尘缘 (断旧我) Zhǎn chényuán (Duàn jiù wǒ) Reversed: Nǎhz néhcnáuy (Nàud ùij ǒw)	Sever one's destiny (Sever one's past)
般若~ Bānruò[Note 1]	Prajna~
Original: 哪个是我 Nǎge shì wǒ Reversed: Ǎneg ìsh ǒw	Which one is me
Original: 是我 Shì wǒ Reversed: Ìsh ǒw	Me
Original: 无间坠落 Wújiàn zhuìluò Reversed: Úwnàij ìuhzòul	Unwittingly falling
Original: 是我 Shì wǒ Reversed: Ìsh ǒw	Me
若堕落就自食苦果 Ruò duòluò jiù zì shí kǔguǒ	Face the consequences if you fall from grace
若不净就自断心魔 Ruò bù jìng jiù zì duàn xīn mó	Sever your inner demons if you are not pure
泥潭中谁不沾纠葛 Nítán zhōng shéi bù zhān jiūgé	No one can avoid getting stained in filth here
舌有善恶口中有祸 Shé yǒu shàn è kǒuzhōng yǒu huò	Sweet or bitter words can bring disaster
问天地 (问苍穹) Wèn tiāndì (Wèn cāngqióng)	Ask the world (Ask the heavens)
入轮回 Rù lúnhuí (Wèi jiéguǒ)	Enter the cycle (No resolution)
斩尘缘 (断旧我) Zhǎn chényuán (Duàn jiù wǒ)	Sever one's destiny (Sever one's past)
般若~ Bānruò[Note 1]	Prajna~
仁非人 是非事 Rén fēi rén shìfēi shì	Humanity inhuman, right and wrong
误非勿 我 Wù fēi wù wǒ	Error unforbidden and I
断心愧 断旧念 Duàn xīn kuì duàn jiù niàn	Sever regrets, sever memories
舍便有得 Shě biàn yǒu dé	Give and take
仁非人 是非事 Rén fēi rén shìfēi shì	Humanity inhuman, right and wrong
误非勿 我 Wù fēi wù wǒ	Error unforbidden and I
断心愧 断旧念 Duàn xīn kuì duàn jiù niàn	Sever regrets, sever memories
舍便有得 Shě biàn yǒu dé	Give and take
般若~ Bānruò[Note 1]	Prajna~
善小不可不为 Shàn xiǎo bùkě bù wéi	No good is too small to do
并非天意难违 Bìngfēi tiānyì nán wéi	Fate is not set in stone
哪个是我 Nǎge shì wǒ	Which one is me
是我 Shì wǒ	Me
哪个是我 Nǎge shì wǒ	Which one is me

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Notes

Trivia

• The whole song is in Chinese, but in the first half, every syllable is read in reverse as if it were a new language on its own, until the song reaches the second verse in which rest of the song reads as normal.^[1]
  • This is referenced on the YouTube video's English captions, in which the subtitles were reversed before being flipped back.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	I Ask
Chinese (Simplified)	问 Wèn
Chinese (Traditional)	問 Wèn
Japanese	問う Tō
Korean	물음 Mureum
Spanish	Yo pregunto
French	Je demande
Russian	Я вопрошаю Ya voproshayu
Thai	ปฤจฉา
Vietnamese	Vấn
German	Ich frage
Indonesian	Aku Bertanya
Portuguese	Pergunto

References