English translation to the 1st and 2nd song on the mandrin singer Jay Chow's 'Fantasy' CD.

Essay by pengin April 2003

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Track 1: Love Before A.D.

The ancient king of Babylon established the Hammurabi code

Carved upon a black stone monument, till now over 3700 years have passed

You stood before the display window, and stared at the words on the stone tablet

While I stood at the side admiring that face of yours I have always loved

Priests, temples, battles, bows and arrows, whose past were these

I liked it when your eyes were fixed on mine despite the crowd

Passing the beautiful goddess, I made a wish in the name of the goddess

Thoughts of you are as deep and wide as the Tigris river

Bridge:

When the ancient words are left with those that cannot be deciphered

The legend will turn into everlasting oaths

Chorus:

The love I gave you was written before the A.D. era, buried deep beneath the Mesopotamian plains

Discovered after unearthing it after a few centuries later, the words are still clearly visible

The love I gave you was written before the A.D.

era, buried deep beneath the Mesopotamian plains

Using cuneiforms to carve eternity, that ancient oath will once again come to light

Starting to feel worn out but I'm still so far from home

I'm just afraid that I'm not able to return to your side

Love before A.D.

Love before A.D.

Track 2: Dad, I'm Home

I heard that peace will usually substitute the termination of war.

Why is it that my dad is always hitting my mom?

Just because he's drunk, he'll use my mom to vent his anger.

I really can't stand it any longer. I thought I was quite grown up.

Ever since I was little, I had only my mother's tenderness.

Why is my father so cruel?

If only I had a wing, a pair of wings,