Night Bells at Maple Bridge

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The moon sinks in the western sky

Frosty air rises, clinging all along the gunwale

Crows call intermittently

Their cries make the night, darker still

I lie inside the boat's cabin

Tossing and turning，counting the night watches

[Pre-Chorus]

The leaves of the maples beside the river

Across the water, fishing lights glow in a sweep of red

[Chorus]

月落乌啼霜满天 — The moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the sky

江枫渔火对愁眠 — River maples and fishing lights face my troubled sleep

The bell outside Gusu city, has rung a thousand times

夜半钟声到客船 (At midnight the bell's sound reaches the traveler's boat)

Stroke after stroke, striking within the heart

The sleepless, gaze across the river

[Verse 2]

Why can I not sleep

Homesickness has spun, layer upon layer of cocoons

Wandering for more than half a year

Fame and rank still lie beyond, ten thousand distant mountains

Thinking of home and of my future

The more I think, the more awake I am, the more tangled I feel

[Pre-Chorus]

Far away beyond the city of Gusu

I can see Hanshan Temple, a corner of its eaves

[Chorus]

月落乌啼霜满天 — The moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the sky

江枫渔火对愁眠 — River maples and fishing lights face my troubled sleep

The bell outside Gusu city, has rung a thousand times

夜半钟声到客船 (At midnight the bell's sound reaches the traveler's boat)

Stroke after stroke, striking within the heart

The sleepless, gaze across the river

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

姑苏城外寒山寺 — Hanshan Temple beyond the walls of Gusu

As the bell rings, the river mist trembles

One peal after another

Through the frosty air, reaching the shore

I prick up my ears and listen

Each toll sounds like, a voice gently urging me

[Bridge]

The bells have rung for a thousand years

For all the years people lie sleepless, they listen

The poet, that night

Turning sorrow, into immortal verse

It turns out sorrow is nothing to be ashamed of

Even sorrow can bloom, into a white lotus

The bell is still ringing

Gently rocking the night soft for me

[Verse 4]

My eyes slowly close

The fishing lights are still there, flickering

In my dream I return home

Mother left a lamp burning, by the window

The bell's sound reaches into my dreams

As gentle as, a whispered good night

[Final Chorus]

月落乌啼霜满天 — The moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the sky

江枫渔火对愁眠 — River maples and fishing lights face my troubled sleep

The bell outside Gusu city, has rung a thousand times

夜半钟声到客船 (At midnight the bell's sound reaches the traveler's boat)

Stroke after stroke, striking within the heart

The sleepless, gaze across the river

[Outro]

夜半钟声到客船 (At midnight the bell's sound reaches the traveler's boat)

As the boat reaches Gusu, sorrow is already halved