A Lone Wild Goose Seeks a Companion

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The cries of wild geese awaken the frost of early autumn

Beneath the lamp, I rewrote the letter's opening several times

I want to say I have been doing fairly well these years too

Yet my pen stops beside your name

[Pre-Chorus]

Once some figures have stepped out of the ranks

Every stretch of sky is like an even longer street

[Chorus]

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

A heart too longs to be heard with care

If the wind is too cold, go a little slower

You need not hide all your sadness in the clouds

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

May the next answering call draw near from somewhere warm

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The moon still shines outside the window as before

Yet I dare not turn the old days over in my mind again and again

Those words I never managed to place in your hands

Already worn soft by so many winds

[Pre-Chorus]

Once some figures have stepped out of the ranks

Every stretch of sky is like an even longer street

[Chorus]

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

A heart too longs to be heard with care

If the wind is too cold, go a little slower

You need not hide all your sadness in the clouds

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

May the next answering call draw near from somewhere warm

[Bridge]

Please do not take loneliness as your only fate

There are still strangers willing to share a stretch of sunshine

When my footsteps enter the crowd again

May I still recognize the sincere self I was at the start

[Final Chorus]

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

A heart too longs to be heard with care

If the wind is too cold, go a little slower

You need not hide all your sadness in the clouds

Even a lone wild goose wants someone beside it

May the next answering call draw near from somewhere warm

[Outro]

The autumn wind gently turns the pages of your reply

I leave a lamp burning for our next reunion