An Autumn Cup Awaits an Old Friend

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Chrysanthemums grow thin as the autumn beside the well

I carry an empty wine pot slowly up the hill

My hat brim cannot hold down the white at my temples

Yet the wind carries your name just as before

[Pre-Chorus]

Once again wild geese call past the western window

The old seat still stands empty in my heart

[Chorus]

Warm another pot of wine high in the mountains

Save a sip of tenderness for those who never came

There is no need to promise every autumn a reunion

Some attachments were always meant to outlast the road

High in the mountains watching the clouds go by once more

Cherish the days that remain

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The spring water still recognizes the old wine jar

Yet I can no longer recognize all the streets and alleys of those days

The setting sunlight slowly climbs the homecomer’s face

Only then did I learn that waiting, too, has different directions

[Pre-Chorus]

Once again wild geese call past the western window

The old seat still stands empty in my heart

[Chorus]

Warm another pot of wine high in the mountains

Save a sip of tenderness for those who never came

There is no need to promise every autumn a reunion

Some attachments were always meant to outlast the road

High in the mountains watching the clouds go by once more

Cherish the days that remain

[Bridge]

If memories can only sit beside me

Then stay with me as I recount this journey in detail

When dusk lights a faint glow along the mountain road

I am willing to give myself a new wish

[Final Chorus]

Warm another pot of wine high in the mountains

Save a sip of tenderness for those who never came

There is no need to promise every autumn a reunion

Some attachments were always meant to outlast the road

High in the mountains watching the clouds go by once more

Cherish the days that remain

[Outro]

The last trace of wine's fragrance drifts into the mountain wind

Holding dear what I have, I slowly walk home