A Long Song by the Yi River

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

At year's end in Yanjing, the night is far from over

Prince Dan of Yan seeks men of valor, frost filling the courtyard

Bound by a promise of understanding, life and death weigh little

Sword in hand, I leave the city for distant lands

A white horse's long neigh startles the ancient road

The cold wind stirs my old clothes

[Pre-Chorus]

The humble wine in the cup has yet to cool

The mournful song at the gathering has already broken hearts

[Chorus]

The Yi River is cold，the north wind rises

A farewell song, sending me toward the distance

I hold my kindred friend’s kindness in my heart

Knowing this journey allows no return, I still forget no promise

Leave achievements and failures，for those who come after to tell

Across a thousand years, song still echoes over the Yi River

[Verse 2]

Jianli strikes the zhu, its music mournful and stirring

宋意高歌满河梁 (Song Yi sings aloud, his voice filling the river bridge)

A turn into the shang mode brings people to tears

The yu mode rings out, stirring the spirit high

Wind sweeps the cold waters into countless waves

We raise our cups in farewell until the sun sinks low

[Pre-Chorus]

Knowing full well this journey holds no hope of return

As I set out, I do not forget old friends

[Chorus]

The Yi River is cold，the north wind rises

A farewell song, sending me toward the distance

I hold my kindred friend’s kindness in my heart

Knowing this journey allows no return, I still forget no promise

Leave achievements and failures，for those who come after to tell

Across a thousand years, song still echoes over the Yi River

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

Wheels roll on over the hills

Through ten thousand li of passes and mountains, the road stretches on

A thousand cities passed, I remain silent

The lights of the Qin palace lie ahead

Old friends left behind should remember

The wind of the Yi River murmurs around my ears

[Bridge]

The long scroll slowly unfurls, lamplight flickers

At the scroll's end, a sharp edge is revealed

One step brings me to the brink of life and death

A startling wind sweeps the whole hall into the sword’s gleam

My swordsmanship still unmastered my wish remains unfulfilled

The brave man has not returned to the old city walls

How many travelers in the years that followed

Still singing the old song into the wind

[Verse 4]

Success and failure are written in the annals of history

Sorrow and joy linger on the old river bridge

Though he has been gone for a thousand years

That lingering affection has never cooled

So many springs and autumns have flowed away with the water

Still kindred souls sing the song

[Final Chorus]

The Yi River is cold，the north wind rises

A farewell song, sending me toward the distance

I hold my kindred friend’s kindness in my heart

Knowing this journey allows no return, I still forget no promise

Leave achievements and failures，for those who come after to tell

Across a thousand years, song still echoes over the Yi River

[Outro]

The Yi River still flows toward the distance

A long song reaches into the setting sun