Tender Sunshine on Young Lotuses

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The spring’s source lies in a crack between the rocks

A slender trickle makes its way out little by little

It simply cannot bear to let it go

Afraid there will not be enough for summer, it lets it out so sparingly

This little bit of careful thought

A gentle stream flowing steadily is what endures

[Pre-Chorus]

The trees' shade reaches out onto the water

Gazing endlessly into its reflection as a mirror

[Chorus]

The young lotus's emerging tip is still slender

早有蜻蜓立上头 — Already a dragonfly has alighted on its tip

泉眼无声惜细流 — The spring's eye silently cherishes its slender stream

树阴照水爱晴柔 — The shade of trees falls on the water as though cherishing the soft sunlight

Small as the pond is, it holds a whole cycle of seasons

Who says something small is not worth lingering over

[Verse 2]

The light on a clear day is soft

Soft as a layer of thin silk

The water’s surface does not stir

Tree shadows and clouds, all reflected in the water's eyes

Now and then a breeze comes

Both coming and going are unhurried

[Pre-Chorus]

Something is stirring beneath the water

Quietly pushing up, a little green mound

[Chorus]

The young lotus's emerging tip is still slender

早有蜻蜓立上头 — Already a dragonfly has alighted on its tip

泉眼无声惜细流 — The spring's eye silently cherishes its slender stream

树阴照水爱晴柔 — The shade of trees falls on the water as though cherishing the soft sunlight

Small as the pond is, it holds a whole cycle of seasons

Who says something small is not worth lingering over

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

Right upon that tiny tip

A dragonfly, like a tiny boat

Its tail held high

Like a dutiful little sentry

It does not move at all

Like a friend waiting for the little lotus to grow

[Bridge]

The grown-ups think little of this pond

They say this little water is distressingly shallow

But small things have their own reasons for being

Small things have their own completeness and care

A spring's source, tree shade, a lotus tip, a dragonfly

Each takes its place，none vies to be first or last

This tiny world

Moves more freely than anything else

[Verse 4]

When did the dragonfly fly away

No one noticed, the ripples trembled and subsided

The young lotus has grown a little taller

Its pointed tip lives its days, unhurried and unworried

Wait for it to spread a canopy of green

Then I can catch the falling stars

[Final Chorus]

The young lotus's emerging tip is still slender

早有蜻蜓立上头 — Already a dragonfly has alighted on its tip

泉眼无声惜细流 — The spring's eye silently cherishes its slender stream

树阴照水爱晴柔 — The shade of trees falls on the water as though cherishing the soft sunlight

Small as the pond is, it holds a whole cycle of seasons

Who says something small is not worth lingering over

[Outro]

The spring still flows in a slender stream

The dragonfly will return, I remember that rhythm