Reflections in Late Spring

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

We suddenly stopped beneath the blossoms

So many words of greeting have nowhere left to go

A little more snow has gathered at your temples

Even my silence is no longer what it was

[Pre-Chorus]

Only after so many miles do I return to your side

One small lamp cannot light all the wounds of years gone by

[Chorus]

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

Let this belated tenderness slowly claim us

There is no need to retell every farewell

First listen to the heart’s true voice at this moment

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

May the winds ahead hurry us through fewer journeys

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The old mirror remembers my youthful face

The tree outside the window sheds another shower of blossoms

I cradle your hand in my palm

Like gathering scattered light, little by little, in my hands

[Pre-Chorus]

Only after so many miles do I return to your side

One small lamp cannot light all the wounds of years gone by

[Chorus]

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

Let this belated tenderness slowly claim us

There is no need to retell every farewell

First listen to the heart’s true voice at this moment

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

May the winds ahead hurry us through fewer journeys

[Bridge]

Say a heartfelt farewell to what you cannot keep

What I can keep, I will no longer let slip away so easily

If we can still walk together through the days that remain

I would fall in love anew every morning

[Final Chorus]

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

Let this belated tenderness slowly claim us

There is no need to retell every farewell

First listen to the heart’s true voice at this moment

When we meet beneath the lamp, it is already late spring

May the winds ahead hurry us through fewer journeys

[Outro]

Petals fall gently beside the window

Let us keep the lamp a little brighter