Lingering Strings by the Yi River

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A white horse shatters the thin frost of morning underfoot

The chill of the Yi River floats in the wine bowl

Someone sews old clothes until daybreak

Someone hides a name deep inside their traveling bag

[Pre-Chorus]

That note from the zhu, a struck zither, crossed the ridge

No one dared ask which way would lead back

[Chorus]

The Yi River never said goodbye

Only saw your departing figure far into the distance

If the long road finally reaches its end

May someone remember the day you set out

The Yi River has not put away this string

Let the ardor not yet dispersed remain in this world

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Behind the city gate lies a deeper wind

A scroll of mountains and rivers weighs upon a silent dream

I write no verdict on success or failure

I only want to hear clearly how that heart beats

[Pre-Chorus]

That note from the zhu, a struck zither, crossed the ridge

No one dared ask which way would lead back

[Chorus]

The Yi River never said goodbye

Only saw your departing figure far into the distance

If the long road finally reaches its end

May someone remember the day you set out

The Yi River has not put away this string

Let the ardor not yet dispersed remain in this world

[Bridge]

May everyone swept away by the times

May they all still have names of their own

May the footsteps of those to come pass through the dark

Without having to trade their lives for another dawn

[Final Chorus]

The Yi River never said goodbye

Only saw your departing figure far into the distance

If the long road finally reaches its end

May someone remember the day you set out

The Yi River has not put away this string

Let the ardor not yet dispersed remain in this world

[Outro]

Soft harmonies still echo along the riverbank

That white horse walked into the wind