New Swallows of Wuyi Lane

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Flowers beside the bridge bloom serenely among wild grass

Sunset at the alley's mouth caresses the weathered old door

The stone steps that have heard so many carriages and horses now

Will also keep an echo for footsteps carrying a basket of vegetables

[Pre-Chorus]

A swallow circles the eaves so earnestly

It does not recognize the once-illustrious surname on the gate

[Chorus]

Swallows never ask whose doorway it is

Only wanting to find a roof beam to settle a little spring beneath

Time has swept the splendor of days past into dust

Today's cooking smoke can still warm the homeward road deeply

No one's fame can make our days endure

The laughter of ordinary households deserves to be heard too

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Someone has divided the old house into several bright rooms

A child in the courtyard chases wings that have just learned to fly

Some remember yesterday’s stories, some forget

The wind still passes through the lane and leaves the clothes fragrant

[Pre-Chorus]

A swallow circles the eaves so earnestly

It does not recognize the once-illustrious surname on the gate

[Chorus]

Swallows never ask whose doorway it is

Only wanting to find a roof beam to settle a little spring beneath

Time has swept the splendor of days past into dust

Today's cooking smoke can still warm the homeward road deeply

No one's fame can make our days endure

The laughter of ordinary households deserves to be heard too

[Bridge]

I do not ask the weathered traces whose glory should rise again

I only wish every table held a supper eaten in peace

The years slowly wear down distinctions of family rank

Let the same spring shine through more people's windows

[Final Chorus]

Swallows never ask whose doorway it is

Only wanting to find a roof beam to settle a little spring beneath

Time has swept the splendor of days past into dust

Today's cooking smoke can still warm the homeward road deeply

No one's fame can make our days endure

The laughter of ordinary households deserves to be heard too

[Outro]

A swallow carrying mud flies past this doorway again

The lane tells new stories to those on the next leg of the journey