Let the Cups Never Rest

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Look at the waters of the Yellow River

Surging eastward all the way from heaven

Once they reach the sea, they cannot turn back

Like a clock whose time cannot be turned back

Look again into the bright mirror in the lofty hall

More white hair than there was last night

[Pre-Chorus]

天生我材必有用 (The talents I was born with must have their use)

A fortune spent, at worst I'll earn it again

[Chorus]

The Yellow River's waters surge down from the sky

Once it reaches the sea, it vanishes without a trace

Before the bright mirror I grieve over white hair, morning and evening pass like a dream

Dark hair turns to snow as swiftly as the wind

When fortune smiles, savor it to the full

Do not let the golden goblet face the bright moon empty

[Verse 2]

Tonight we cook a sheep and slaughter an ox

The aroma steams even the night a glowing red

Master Cen and Scholar Danqiu

You two, keep your wine cups moving

会须一饮三百杯 (We must drink three hundred cups in one sitting)

Drink until even the stars above begin to sway

[Pre-Chorus]

我与君歌一曲 — Let me sing you a song

Please turn your ears and listen

[Chorus]

The Yellow River's waters surge down from the sky

Once it reaches the sea, it vanishes without a trace

Before the bright mirror I grieve over white hair, morning and evening pass like a dream

Dark hair turns to snow as swiftly as the wind

When fortune smiles, savor it to the full

Do not let the golden goblet face the bright moon empty

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

What is so precious about bells and drums and sumptuous feasts

I only wish to stay drunk and never wake

The sages of old were all lonely

Only the drinkers leave their names behind

You ask me why I'm so wild

Only in wine can sorrow dissolve

[Bridge]

陈王当年宴平乐 — The Prince of Chen once held a feast at Pingle

Ten thousand coins for a measure of wine, drunk at ease

Host, do not say there is not enough money

Go buy it, don't begrudge the cost

五花马千金裘—A fine dappled horse and a fur cloak worth a fortune

Trade them for wine, don't begrudge the trouble

How heavy is the sorrow of all the ages

All squandered in this one cup

[Verse 4]

Drinking until the east grows pale

My sorrow truly seems a little lighter

Do not urge me to sober up

Those who are sober hurt the most

Leave tomorrow's worries for tomorrow

Tonight, first empty out the sorrow of all ages

[Final Chorus]

The Yellow River's waters surge down from the sky

Once it reaches the sea, it vanishes without a trace

Before the bright mirror I grieve over white hair, morning and evening pass like a dream

Dark hair turns to snow as swiftly as the wind

When fortune smiles, savor it to the full

Do not let the golden goblet face the bright moon empty

[Outro]

The Yellow River's waters are still flowing

Like our song that refuses to stop