Fishing Alone on a Cold River in the Snow

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Not a single bird is to be seen

So quiet you cannot hear, a single leaf

Every road lies empty

Ten thousand paths are quietly joined, by snow

Only white remains of the world

Yet someone refuses, to say goodbye just here

[Pre-Chorus]

A lone boat lies across the river

Lightly sketched over, by the whole world

[Chorus]

千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭 — Across a thousand mountains no birds fly, along ten thousand paths no human traces remain

孤舟蓑笠翁 (An old man in straw cape and hat, in a lone boat), sitting as unyielding as iron

独钓寒江雪 — Fishing alone on a cold river in snow, fishing through an entire winter night

Between heaven and earth remain only, him and this fishing rod cast out

Am I fishing for fish, or for the knots in my heart

Snow stacks the answer, layer upon layer

[Verse 2]

Snow has gathered on his straw raincoat

He sits even steadier, than the mountains

The fishing line trails into the water

Hanging perfectly straight，without the slightest slant

Now and then the water's surface trembles

It is snow kissing the water, touching it softly

[Pre-Chorus]

My hands are frozen red

I breathe a warm breath over them，and carry on

[Chorus]

千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭 — Across a thousand mountains no birds fly, along ten thousand paths no human traces remain

孤舟蓑笠翁 (An old man in straw cape and hat, in a lone boat), sitting as unyielding as iron

独钓寒江雪 — Fishing alone on a cold river in snow, fishing through an entire winter night

Between heaven and earth remain only, him and this fishing rod cast out

Am I fishing for fish, or for the knots in my heart

Snow stacks the answer, layer upon layer

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

Someone asks from across the bank

It is so cold, why come here to suffer

He has not turned his head

He knows the stirrings beneath the water best

What matters is having the fishing rod in hand

Winter cannot freeze, his ardor

[Bridge]

Someone lonely to the utmost

Even alone, I can live as a whole world

The thousand mountains are not empty

The mountains stand beside him, through the changing seasons

Has the river frozen over

Underneath as before, fierce currents surge

Just like his silence

Sheltering beneath it, butterflies of early spring

[Verse 4]

The snow keeps falling thick and fast

Let it fall then, he will not compromise

Darkness has settled fully over the river

The straw rain cape and snow, whiten into the same season

When the ice melts next year

He keeps winter, carefully tended

[Final Chorus]

千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭 — Across a thousand mountains no birds fly, along ten thousand paths no human traces remain

孤舟蓑笠翁 (An old man in straw cape and hat, in a lone boat), sitting as unyielding as iron

独钓寒江雪 — Fishing alone on a cold river in snow, fishing through an entire winter night

Between heaven and earth remain only, him and this fishing rod cast out

Am I fishing for fish, or for the knots in my heart

Snow stacks the answer, layer upon layer

[Outro]

The snow keeps falling deep into the night

He shakes his straw raincoat, and snow tumbles softly down