A River of Spring Water

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Another spring has come

Flowers pay no heed to anyone's troubles

The moon has waxed full as usual

As round as the tenderness of years gone by

Only I keep counting the days

Ask them when they will finally relent

[Pre-Chorus]

The little tower that holds me captive

I can hear the water clock marking the watches of years gone by

[Chorus]

问君能有几多愁 — Tell me, how much sorrow can you hold

恰似一江春水向东流 — Just like a river of spring water flowing east

Spring flowers and autumn moons, when will they ever end

The past holds autumn after autumn

Last night the east wind blew past the little tower again

In the moonlight, my lost homeland dwindles to a leaflike boat

[Verse 2]

I close my eyes and I am back there

The palace walls in my dream are still hung with brocade

The carved balustrades should still be there

The jade steps are as cool as ever

Only the people in the palace

The rosy face grows thinner year after year

[Pre-Chorus]

I open my eyes to the same four walls

The moonlight follows me slowly along

[Chorus]

问君能有几多愁 — Tell me, how much sorrow can you hold

恰似一江春水向东流 — Just like a river of spring water flowing east

Spring flowers and autumn moons, when will they ever end

The past holds autumn after autumn

Last night the east wind blew past the little tower again

In the moonlight, my lost homeland dwindles to a leaflike boat

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

The river flows just outside the city

Never pausing for anyone

It sets out from spring

It travels east, carrying the fragrance of flowers all the way

I envy a river

It can go wherever it wishes

[Bridge]

Some call him the ruler of a fallen kingdom

Unworthy of the freedom to turn back

Yet I insist on turning back

Even if it hurts like drinking fiery liquor

Even looking back cannot take me back

Even the pain must be tucked away inside my heart

Tomorrow the sun will rise as always

The seasons go on as before, refusing to bend

[Verse 4]

If someone comes to ask me

How many more days this body can endure

I need not stop to think

The answer has long been as familiar as an old friend

It is like a river full of spring waters

Carrying me past one ferry crossing after another

[Final Chorus]

问君能有几多愁 — Tell me, how much sorrow can you hold

恰似一江春水向东流 — Just like a river of spring water flowing east

Spring flowers and autumn moons, when will they ever end

The past holds autumn after autumn

Last night the east wind blew past the little tower again

In the moonlight, my lost homeland dwindles to a leaflike boat

[Outro]

Spring flowers and autumn moons still take their turns

Spring waters wind around the sandbars of my lost homeland