A Red Like No Other

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The sky is just beginning to lighten

The bell at Jingci Temple rang three rounds

You and I say farewell at the temple gate

We agreed not to make our farewell, too sorrowful

But when the words reach my lips

Still, I paused for a few seconds

[Pre-Chorus]

You said, take a look back

That one glance will give you a whole winter to savor

[Chorus]

毕竟西湖六月中 — After all, it is West Lake in the sixth month

风光不与四时同 — The scenery is unlike that of any other season

Lotus leaves meet the sky, green waves a thousand deep

映日荷花别样红 (Lotus blossoms in the sunlight glow a red like no other)

Travel while the morning is cool

Red blossoms fill the lake, warming the sorrow of parting through

[Verse 2]

Walk along the Su Causeway toward the lake

Green surges in wave after wave

Lotus leaves overlap in layer upon layer

Spreading to the horizon, forming a green canopy

Gust after gust of wind sweeps past

Countless green umbrellas bow together

[Pre-Chorus]

The sun leaps above the lake

Reflecting the sunlight, red fills half the sky

[Chorus]

毕竟西湖六月中 — After all, it is West Lake in the sixth month

风光不与四时同 — The scenery is unlike that of any other season

Lotus leaves meet the sky, green waves a thousand deep

映日荷花别样红 (Lotus blossoms in the sunlight glow a red like no other)

Travel while the morning is cool

Red blossoms fill the lake, warming the sorrow of parting through

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

No other season has a red like this

Nor can a trace of it be found elsewhere

Spring's red is too delicate

Autumn's red always comes with the west wind

Only the lotuses of June

Red with confidence, red with ease

[Bridge]

This journey takes you to greater heights

Your future is even broader and grander, than this lake

I have little to give you

Then let me give you this whole lake of lush green

Remember this boundless jade green

Remember this extraordinary glowing red

When gray days come in the years ahead

Then take it out, and light a lantern for the heart

[Verse 4]

The sun rises a little higher

Your departing figure, melts into the haze of morning light

I am still standing by the lake

See the green waves still surging, layer upon layer

The lotus flowers are still as red as a moment ago

As if making my farewell sound lighthearted

[Final Chorus]

毕竟西湖六月中 — After all, it is West Lake in the sixth month

风光不与四时同 — The scenery is unlike that of any other season

Lotus leaves meet the sky, green waves a thousand deep

映日荷花别样红 (Lotus blossoms in the sunlight glow a red like no other)

Travel while the morning is cool

Red blossoms fill the lake, warming the sorrow of parting through

[Outro]

毕竟西湖六月中 — After all, it is West Lake in the sixth month

Next June, this red will glow as richly as before