Silent Bamboo and Moon

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Layer by layer, bamboo leaves soften the sound of footsteps

Sitting on a stone, I pluck the zither strings and part their silence

Those things I could not make sense of during the day

Here, for now, there is no hurry to explain them

[Pre-Chorus]

No one hurries me to finish the next line

The wind will carry on through the empty spaces

[Chorus]

The moon understands the words left unsaid

And lays a patch of clear light in my palm

The qin's music passes through bamboo shadows, deep and faint

Circling once, then staying by my side again

Even a night alone can be tenderly embraced

Within my own breathing, I slowly make a home

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Sometimes I hum softly and sometimes I simply listen

Listen to a dewdrop fall from a leaf tip into the grass

The world beyond the woods still holds many sounds

At this moment I keep only this cool breeze in my heart

[Pre-Chorus]

No one hurries me to finish the next line

The wind will carry on through the empty spaces

[Chorus]

The moon understands the words left unsaid

And lays a patch of clear light in my palm

The qin's music passes through bamboo shadows, deep and faint

Circling once, then staying by my side again

Even a night alone can be tenderly embraced

Within my own breathing, I slowly make a home

[Bridge]

There is no need to explain silence as sorrow

Nor must every moment have someone applauding

When I learn to sit with myself until the moon rises

Tomorrow I can return to the crowd with greater ease

[Final Chorus]

The moon understands the words left unsaid

And lays a patch of clear light in my palm

The qin's music passes through bamboo shadows, deep and faint

Circling once, then staying by my side again

Even a night alone can be tenderly embraced

Within my own breathing, I slowly make a home

[Outro]

The strings fall silent, bamboo shadows still gently sway

I will treasure this stretch of peace