Tears from Both Eyes Fall Before the Lamp

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A frosty night is especially cold

A wild goose's cry shatters the night

Its companion has disappeared

The flock flew out of sight long ago

Only that one remains in the sky

Each cry more mournful than the last

[Pre-Chorus]

I listen from inside the window

In my heart, I shed every last tear for it

[Chorus]

霜冷离鸿惊失伴 — In the frosty chill, a lone wild goose starts in alarm at losing its companion

Someone shares this sorrow and understands

拟凭尺素寄愁边 — I would send a letter bearing my sorrow to the frontier

Too much sorrow, the letter revised again and again

Two streams of tears fall before the lamp

The west wind blows against a solitary shadow, in this early autumn weather

[Verse 2]

The moon has risen

I tell myself not to dwell on the past

Knowing full well that the strength of a year

Is fading day by day

The past simply will not obey

Whenever the moon shines bright, it turns back to old chapters

[Pre-Chorus]

I lift my brush, wanting to write something

For someone just as lonely to read

[Chorus]

霜冷离鸿惊失伴 — In the frosty chill, a lone wild goose starts in alarm at losing its companion

Someone shares this sorrow and understands

拟凭尺素寄愁边 — I would send a letter bearing my sorrow to the frontier

Too much sorrow, the letter revised again and again

Two streams of tears fall before the lamp

The west wind blows against a solitary shadow, in this early autumn weather

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

The first line offered pleasantries

By the second line, my eyes had reddened

Writing then tearing, tearing then writing

I write a single letter deep into the night

The lampwick has formed a charred blossom

Tears have dampened the letter too

[Bridge]

Just as I was writing

Without warning, a piercing cry rings out clear

I set down my brush to listen

What I hear makes my heart tremble

It is calling for its mate

Whom am I calling, who can hear

A wild goose and a person

Beneath the same lamp, each lies sleepless

[Verse 4]

The letter is finally finished

Yet I don't know whom to send it to for it to feel complete

So I tuck the letter into my sleeve

I open the window and watch it vanish into the clouds

The early autumn wind is still polite

The wind and frost ahead, we must each shoulder alone

[Final Chorus]

霜冷离鸿惊失伴 — In the frosty chill, a lone wild goose starts in alarm at losing its companion

Someone shares this sorrow and understands

拟凭尺素寄愁边 — I would send a letter bearing my sorrow to the frontier

Too much sorrow, the letter revised again and again

Two streams of tears fall before the lamp

The west wind blows against a solitary shadow, in this early autumn weather

[Outro]

Dawn is near, the geese's calls have faded into the distance

It is only early autumn, winter is still some way off