Never Such Cold All Spring

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Flowers fall from the trees all along the way

Winding all the way, tree shadows fall in scattered patches

Spring walks as far as here

The trees' shadows grow lonelier by the day

The green plums have only just appeared

Already eager, to perform for spring

[Pre-Chorus]

The flowering season can vanish just like that

There is not even time, to finish saying goodbye

[Chorus]

Fallen flowers trail along the way, the shade grows ever fainter

The green plums strain, competing to grow the roundest fruit

Red petals fall like rain, mingling with wisps of haze

The traveler is far away, on the other side of the river

By now all the lovely flowers have withered

All that remains on the ground, is an unbroken stretch of fragrant grass

[Verse 2]

At a shake of the wind petals fall

A red rain of petals mingles with mist，falling soft and unbroken

I stand on this side of the river

The traveler on the far side of the river, walks farther and farther away

The river stretches too wide for the eye to reach its end

Not even a word can reach the other shore

[Pre-Chorus]

The river flows by day and night

Carry away the fallen petals, but not this longing

[Chorus]

Fallen flowers trail along the way, the shade grows ever fainter

The green plums strain, competing to grow the roundest fruit

Red petals fall like rain, mingling with wisps of haze

The traveler is far away, on the other side of the river

By now all the lovely flowers have withered

All that remains on the ground, is an unbroken stretch of fragrant grass

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

I drank a bout of wine in sorrow

Drunk, I forget, sober, the heartache resumes

Beneath the setting sun I ask myself

Where did such cold come from, this spring

The flowers have fallen and you have gone far away

What spring owes me, whom can I ask to settle?

[Bridge]

This time last year

The flowers too bloom, in splendor all over the mountains and fields

You sit beside me

With one reach of my hand, I can touch your clothes

The very same spring

This year only I remain to watch alone

Flowers do not understand human speech

They fall all over the ground，without a single word

[Verse 4]

No amount of asking reveals the reason

The wine has worn off, the chill has yet to fade

Since lovely blossoms cannot be made to stay

Then take the fragrant grasses, as a letter left behind

When the flowers bloom next year

I may no longer be waiting at this river bend

[Final Chorus]

Fallen flowers trail along the way, the shade grows ever fainter

The green plums strain, competing to grow the roundest fruit

Red petals fall like rain, mingling with wisps of haze

The traveler is far away, on the other side of the river

By now all the lovely flowers have withered

All that remains on the ground, is an unbroken stretch of fragrant grass

[Outro]

The setting sun has sunk away

No chill like this all spring, I fear it will stay cold till tomorrow