Finding the Way Home by the Yangtze and Han

[Verse One]

Over the Yangtze and Han, the sky hangs low as dusk spreads

天涯病骨寄江湖 (At the world's edge, I entrust my ailing body to rivers and lakes)

Deep in the night, the moon and I shine upon each other

老去犹存一腐儒 — Growing old, I remain a hidebound scholar

[Lead-in]

Where autumn winds pass，my sick heart finds relief

Why should the setting sun not light the distant road

[Chorus]

Do not laugh at an old man by the river

Weathered by wind and rain，I have never withered

Though my body grows old，it can still be of use

Years of learning lie in poetry and books

Should a traveler come asking the way

Even in old age I can still know the way home

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

A wisp of cloud drifts west across the grassy plain

A thousand miles away, my homeland hovers between presence and absence

Sleepless through the long night, watching the moon's white light

还将旧学对残书 (“Still bringing my old learning to these tattered books”)

[Lead-in]

Where autumn winds pass，my sick heart finds relief

Why should the setting sun not light the distant road

[Chorus]

Do not laugh at an old man by the river

Weathered by wind and rain，I have never withered

Though my body grows old，it can still be of use

Years of learning lie in poetry and books

Should a traveler come asking the way

Even in old age I can still know the way home

[Bridge]

My heart follows the setting sun, still capable of courage

My body, borne along by autumn winds, slowly begins to revive

An old horse still knows the mountains and waters

Why must the whip urge it on along the long road

[Final Chorus]

Do not laugh at an old man by the river

Weathered by wind and rain，I have never withered

Though my body grows old，it can still be of use

Years of learning lie in poetry and books

Should a traveler come asking the way

Even in old age I can still know the way home

[Outro]

The tide rises on the Yangtze and Han, and heaven and earth stretch wide

The moon is in the vast sky, and I am on the road