The Noble Scion May Stay

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A shower has just stopped

The whole mountain, washed fresh and lovely

The air has grown a little cooler

The evening breeze blows, and autumn shows its face

Walking along the mountain path

Each slow, shuffling step is a pleasure

[Pre-Chorus]

I look up and the moon has risen

I lower my head and hear, the spring flowing on and on

[Chorus]

空山新雨后，天气晚来秋 (After fresh rain in the empty mountains, evening brings the feel of autumn)

明月松间照，清泉石上流 — The bright moon shines among the pines, a clear spring flows over stones

竹喧归浣女，莲动下渔舟 — Bamboo rustles as washerwomen return, lotus leaves stir as a fishing boat glides downstream

随意春芳歇，王孙自可留 — Let spring’s fragrant blossoms fade as they will, the noble wanderer may still remain

If spring's fragrance must fade, let it go freely

Autumn in the mountains is worth waiting for

[Verse 2]

Moonlight passes through the pine needles

One by one, they fall and will not leave

A clear spring winds around the stones

Wearing the stones smooth and gentle

The sound of water and the moonlight each go about their own business

No vying, no grabbing, and no parting

[Pre-Chorus]

Suddenly the bamboo grove fills with clamor

The girls washing clothes, laughing and talking without end

[Chorus]

空山新雨后，天气晚来秋 (After fresh rain in the empty mountains, evening brings the feel of autumn)

明月松间照，清泉石上流 — The bright moon shines among the pines, a clear spring flows over stones

竹喧归浣女，莲动下渔舟 — Bamboo rustles as washerwomen return, lotus leaves stir as a fishing boat glides downstream

随意春芳歇，王孙自可留 — Let spring’s fragrant blossoms fade as they will, the noble wanderer may still remain

If spring's fragrance must fade, let it go freely

Autumn in the mountains is worth waiting for

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

A lotus leaf suddenly stirs

It is a fishing boat, quietly heading downstream

An old fisherman sits in the bow

The soft sound of oars, startles white gulls into flight

Cooking smoke has begun to rise on shore

The scent of cooking smoke, drifts across the fields

[Bridge]

Some love to chase spring blossoms

Having chased splendor season after season

Yet I would rather stop

In the autumn mountains, build a little house

Let spring's fragrant flowers fade if they will

Autumn's beauty is just right，why seek elsewhere

You too, noble scion, need not leave

To become old friends, with these autumn hills

[Verse 4]

Night slowly closes in

The mountains gently take away, the clamor

The washerwomen have returned home

A fishing boat is moored at the ferry landing

I am still sitting beside the spring

Listening to it sing, for a long, long time

[Final Chorus]

空山新雨后，天气晚来秋 (After fresh rain in the empty mountains, evening brings the feel of autumn)

明月松间照，清泉石上流 — The bright moon shines among the pines, a clear spring flows over stones

竹喧归浣女，莲动下渔舟 — Bamboo rustles as washerwomen return, lotus leaves stir as a fishing boat glides downstream

随意春芳歇，王孙自可留 — Let spring’s fragrant blossoms fade as they will, the noble wanderer may still remain

If spring's fragrance must fade, let it go freely

Autumn in the mountains is worth waiting for

[Outro]

There will still be a moon tomorrow night

Of days like these, no number is enough