# Chinese Ghost Story's "Taoist Rap"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 28, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-ghost-storys-taoist-rap/116357 "2002-06-28T10:35:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-ghost-storys-taoist-rap/116357/1 "2002-06-28T10:35:52Z")

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Are there any Chinese speakers here who can tell me the words to the “Taoist Rap” from the movie _Chinese Ghost Story_ in transliterated Chinese and English? (In case you don’t know what I mean, it’s the song Swordsman Yen sings when he gets drunk.) I tried writing down all the Chinese characters from the subtitles, but transliterating (never mind translating) them is a bit difficult for someone who doesn’t read Chinese!

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**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2002, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-ghost-storys-taoist-rap/116357/2 "2002-06-28T11:02:13Z")

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I loved that movie, and I remember the scene you’re talking about, but I don’t know any Chinese language. I remember the song being subtitled, although I’m sure the subs were inaccurate it read like he had made a song out of his teachings- “the way” etc…