Endless Dusk over a Level Sea

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Fallen leaves cover the ground

The geese form the shape of 人, flying farther and farther away

The north wind arrives right after

Over the river, the chill deepens layer by layer

The first to feel the cold

Are the thin clothes of those far from home

[Pre-Chorus]

My home is where the Xiang River bends

I look up, with the whole sky of Chu between us

[Chorus]

木落雁南度，北风江上寒 (Leaves fall and geese cross southward, the north wind chills the river)

我家襄水曲，遥隔楚云端 — My home lies at a bend in the Xiang River, far away beyond the clouds of Chu

Tears for home run dry while I am far away

Watching the lone sail, all the way to the horizon

迷津欲有问 — Lost at the crossing, I long to ask the way, but asking would be in vain

平海夕漫漫，暮色望不穿 — Over the level sea, evening stretches endlessly, my gaze cannot pierce the dusk

[Verse 2]

This is not the first time I have felt homesick

It is every time, arriving before late autumn

My tears far from home have run dry

What remains, is longing for home

Everyone from my hometown has gone back

Only I, still wander in a foreign land

[Pre-Chorus]

A sail has appeared upon the river

A lone sail, a tiny speck on the skyline

[Chorus]

木落雁南度，北风江上寒 (Leaves fall and geese cross southward, the north wind chills the river)

我家襄水曲，遥隔楚云端 — My home lies at a bend in the Xiang River, far away beyond the clouds of Chu

Tears for home run dry while I am far away

Watching the lone sail, all the way to the horizon

迷津欲有问 — Lost at the crossing, I long to ask the way, but asking would be in vain

平海夕漫漫，暮色望不穿 — Over the level sea, evening stretches endlessly, my gaze cannot pierce the dusk

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

The ferry crossing I am seeking

In the mist, nowhere to be found

I want to stop someone to ask the way

I look around at the vast emptiness, without a single fellow traveler

The old tale of sending Zilu to ask where to cross

When my turn comes, there's nowhere even to call out my question

[Bridge]

The sky grows darker and darker

Evening mist rises from the water, spreading past the mast

The level sea stretches beyond sight

Water and mist, cover the whole road home

Home lies deep among the clouds of Chu

Here on this side, I count the waves striking the boat's planks

Tears cannot tell me when I'll return

I can only give it, back to this night

[Verse 4]

Tomorrow, I will keep looking for the ferry crossing

The mist will clear, the sail will reach shore in time

As long as someone is still asking the way

The road has not yet come to a complete end

Tonight, let me sleep first

In dreams I cross back, to the southern bend of the Xiang River

[Final Chorus]

木落雁南度，北风江上寒 (Leaves fall and geese cross southward, the north wind chills the river)

我家襄水曲，遥隔楚云端 — My home lies at a bend in the Xiang River, far away beyond the clouds of Chu

Tears for home run dry while I am far away

Watching the lone sail, all the way to the horizon

迷津欲有问 — Lost at the crossing, I long to ask the way, but asking would be in vain

平海夕漫漫，暮色望不穿 — Over the level sea, evening stretches endlessly, my gaze cannot pierce the dusk

[Outro]

The north wind is still blowing

Evening stretches over the level sea，in my dreams there is a ferry