Distant Sail, Endless River

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Spring at Yellow Crane Tower

The river mist has cleared, the willows’ green is tender

You and I are upstairs

Clink wine cups, without asking you to stay

The Yangzhou you are bound for

It is March, the season when flowers bloom

[Pre-Chorus]

The river in blossom-misted March

You boarded, that leaflike boat

[Chorus]

故人西辞黄鹤楼 (My old friend bids farewell to Yellow Crane Tower in the west)

烟花三月下扬州 — Down to Yangzhou in the misty blossoms of the third month

A lone sail’s distant silhouette, at the blue sky’s edge

唯见长江天际流 — Only the Yangtze remains in sight, flowing along the horizon

In the direction you are going, spring's radiance is rich

My gaze, is tethered behind your boat

[Verse 2]

When the sail rises

The wind of the third month，pushes the boat onward

The shore recedes little by little

The spring colors on the shore, followed for a long time

I wave from the upper floor

I wave until you disappear, only then lowering my hand

[Pre-Chorus]

The lone sail drifts farther and farther away

Fading to a faint trace, amid the lingering hues of water

[Chorus]

故人西辞黄鹤楼 (My old friend bids farewell to Yellow Crane Tower in the west)

烟花三月下扬州 — Down to Yangzhou in the misty blossoms of the third month

A lone sail’s distant silhouette, at the blue sky’s edge

唯见长江天际流 — Only the Yangtze remains in sight, flowing along the horizon

In the direction you are going, spring's radiance is rich

My gaze, is tethered behind your boat

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

孤帆远影碧空尽 — The distant lone sail vanishes into the blue sky

The blue sky is clear, utterly empty

I am still at Yellow Crane Tower

The river is reflected, in my eyes

I can no longer see anything

The river says nothing, and feels no sorrow

[Bridge]

You are my old friend

To leave whenever I wish, what freedom

Yangzhou has qionghua blossoms waiting

Flowers will fill, the street corner where you walk

I remember you in this riverside city

Remember that year, drinking together

When the time comes for you to return

Wait until the maple leaves turn red, wait until autumn

[Verse 4]

The setting sun shines on the river

Knead the setting sun into, silk flecked with gold

It's time I went downstairs too

Give my clothes a shake

My friend, on this journey to Yangzhou

Take your fill, of all of spring

[Final Chorus]

故人西辞黄鹤楼 (My old friend bids farewell to Yellow Crane Tower in the west)

烟花三月下扬州 — Down to Yangzhou in the misty blossoms of the third month

A lone sail’s distant silhouette, at the blue sky’s edge

唯见长江天际流 — Only the Yangtze remains in sight, flowing along the horizon

In the direction you are going, spring's radiance is rich

My gaze, is tethered behind your boat

[Outro]

The Yangtze still flows along the horizon

Give my regards, to my friend