Fresh Green on the Ancient Plain

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Spring grass on the ancient plain

Clump by clump, they join into green velvet

Year after year they

They wither in autumn，then sprout again in spring

No one sowed them

All on their own, they flourish green

[Pre-Chorus]

The wasteland of last winter

Burned through once, with the blazing red of wildfire

[Chorus]

离离原上草，一岁一枯荣 (Lush grass upon the plain, withering and flourishing once each year)

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 — Wildfires cannot burn it all away, the spring wind blows and it grows again

远芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城 (Distant fragrant grasses overrun the ancient road, sunlit green reaches the deserted city)

又送王孙去，萋萋满别情 — Once more I see a noble friend depart, the lush grass brimming with farewell

The burned fields, will turn green again next year

Each year's green grass, a new spell of clear skies

[Verse 2]

The wildfire came with such fury

Black ash covers, the entire mountain ridge

Everyone said it was over

Saying there was no longer, any chance of green

The spring wind blows in overnight

The shoots in the soil, all startled awake

[Pre-Chorus]

Pointed grass shoots push against the soil

Patch by patch, the black ash is pushed loose

[Chorus]

离离原上草，一岁一枯荣 (Lush grass upon the plain, withering and flourishing once each year)

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 — Wildfires cannot burn it all away, the spring wind blows and it grows again

远芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城 (Distant fragrant grasses overrun the ancient road, sunlit green reaches the deserted city)

又送王孙去，萋萋满别情 — Once more I see a noble friend depart, the lush grass brimming with farewell

The burned fields, will turn green again next year

Each year's green grass, a new spell of clear skies

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

The fragrant grasses spread in the distance

Spreading onto the ancient road, through crisscrossing cracks in the stones

Under clear skies, the emerald hues join into one expanse

At the foot of the deserted city, a painted screen

How many carts and horses have traveled this ancient road

Only the grass returns each year, to see travelers off

[Bridge]

Today I see another friend off

Who knows in what year, we may meet again

Horse hooves tread across the grass

Trampled down then standing straight again，without a sound

I cannot find the words to ask you to stay

Let the grass say, take care, for me

My friend, you too must be like the grass

However cold the days, stay green with quiet ease

[Verse 4]

After the horse has gone far away

The ancient plain is quiet, as a dream

I sit back down upon the grass

Listen to them discussing, next year's spring scenery

Next year, this place will be green again

When you return, you will still know the path

[Final Chorus]

离离原上草，一岁一枯荣 (Lush grass upon the plain, withering and flourishing once each year)

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 — Wildfires cannot burn it all away, the spring wind blows and it grows again

远芳侵古道，晴翠接荒城 (Distant fragrant grasses overrun the ancient road, sunlit green reaches the deserted city)

又送王孙去，萋萋满别情 — Once more I see a noble friend depart, the lush grass brimming with farewell

The burned fields, will turn green again next year

Each year's green grass, a new spell of clear skies

[Outro]

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 — Wildfires cannot burn it all away, the spring wind blows and it grows again

Let the grass on this plain see you part of the way for me