The Bright Moon Comes to Shine on Me

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Dusk seeps into the bamboo grove

Bamboo leaves brush, the hem of my clothes

The bamboo grows deep and dense

So dense that I cannot hear, the clamor of the world

Find a stone and sit down

I rest the qin on my knees, and tune it

[Pre-Chorus]

Fingers settle on the strings

The first note, falls into night's embrace

[Chorus]

独坐幽篁里，弹琴复长啸 (Alone in a secluded bamboo grove, I play the qin and let out long, ringing calls)

深林人不知，明月来相照 — Unknown to others in the deep woods, the bright moon comes to shine on me

In the bamboo grove there is only，wind and birdsong

The music of the qin and the moonlight, surround me

Even alone, life is wonderful

With the moon for company, I am not so alone

[Verse 2]

The qin's music flows into the bamboo grove

The bamboo listens, swaying gently

When I play until I lose myself

Playing in high spirits，even my brows lift

There is no audience here

Bamboo and the moon, I count as my dear friends

[Pre-Chorus]

A long, ringing cry passes through the bamboo grove

Startled from their roosts, birds circle the tree three times

[Chorus]

独坐幽篁里，弹琴复长啸 (Alone in a secluded bamboo grove, I play the qin and let out long, ringing calls)

深林人不知，明月来相照 — Unknown to others in the deep woods, the bright moon comes to shine on me

In the bamboo grove there is only，wind and birdsong

The music of the qin and the moonlight, surround me

Even alone, life is wonderful

With the moon for company, I am not so alone

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

No one comes into the deep woods

Unaware that here, the music of a qin is drifting

The moon has risen

Casting clear moonlight, over the treetops of the bamboo grove

As though it came just to see me

Saying nothing, only looking on with a smile

[Bridge]

Some people fear being alone

I find solitude, free and carefree

Liveliness must be shared among so many people

Quiet alone，is enough to fill me

The moon cannot read musical scores

Yet it comes every night, never late

It has shone upon the bamboo lodge for a thousand years

It shone on those of old，and shines on me tonight

[Verse 4]

Deep into the night, the dew grows heavy

The tune is finished，its echoes have yet to fade

I put the qin into its case

The moon sees me off, back along the little path

I turn to look back at that bamboo grove

The moonlight is still there, sleeping within

[Final Chorus]

独坐幽篁里，弹琴复长啸 (Alone in a secluded bamboo grove, I play the qin and let out long, ringing calls)

深林人不知，明月来相照 — Unknown to others in the deep woods, the bright moon comes to shine on me

In the bamboo grove there is only，wind and birdsong

The music of the qin and the moonlight, surround me

Even alone, life is wonderful

With the moon for company, I am not so alone

[Outro]

深林人不知，明月来相照 — Unknown to others in the deep woods, the bright moon comes to shine on me

There are actually quite a few in this world who understand me