一旦你成为名人
Once you are a celebrity
Once you become a celebrity
一旦你成为名人
You will no need to defend yourself
你将无须自辩
For every act you make will be
你的一举一动都将
Automatically convincing itself
自动有人信服
In China, no known the exact time
在中国,忘了确切的时间
There's a story well-known
一个很有名的故事
About a calligrapher’s fame
与一位书法家的名声有关
The man was good at brush-writing
此君擅长毛笔字
Gradually, he became very well known
渐渐地,他变得非常有名
No one dares to say about his writing
没有人胆敢对他的书法说三道四
With a yes or a no
不管是行,还是不行
One day, he did an experiment for testing
一天,他做了一次实验想看看
If the praises maker really knew his merit
那些歌功颂德者是否真的懂得他的优点
He let a dung beetle with ink crawling
他让一只沾了墨汁的屎壳郎
On a piece of paper, to give him a work
在一张纸上爬行,以此得到一张作品
Then, he asked people to comment on his writing
然后,他请人们对他的书法做出评论
And not surprising to know that no one
不出意料,没有人
Didn't praise his calligraphy amazing
不夸他的书法盖世绝伦!
Once you are a celebrity
Once you become a celebrity
一旦你成为名人
You will no need to defend yourself
你将无须自辩
For every act you make will be
你的一举一动都将
Automatically convincing itself
自动有人信服
In China, no known the exact time
在中国,忘了确切的时间
There's a story well-known
一个很有名的故事
About a calligrapher’s fame
与一位书法家的名声有关
The man was good at brush-writing
此君擅长毛笔字
Gradually, he became very well known
渐渐地,他变得非常有名
No one dares to say about his writing
没有人胆敢对他的书法说三道四
With a yes or a no
不管是行,还是不行
One day, he did an experiment for testing
一天,他做了一次实验想看看
If the praises maker really knew his merit
那些歌功颂德者是否真的懂得他的优点
He let a dung beetle with ink crawling
他让一只沾了墨汁的屎壳郎
On a piece of paper, to give him a work
在一张纸上爬行,以此得到一张作品
Then, he asked people to comment on his writing
然后,他请人们对他的书法做出评论
And not surprising to know that no one
不出意料,没有人
Didn't praise his calligraphy amazing
不夸他的书法盖世绝伦!
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