Withered Lotuses Await the Green

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The wind blows the last trace of lotus fragrance far away

Leaves sway in the green waves, growing slowly weary

I cannot bear to watch an entire summer

Slowly turn to another chapter before my eyes just like this

[Pre-Chorus]

In my dreams, there is still a faraway frontier

Waking, I hear only the chill in the sheng music from the little tower

[Chorus]

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

Like a passage of the past I never finished telling

If the years will remind us only through parting

Please let our reunions leave a warmth we can hold too

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

May it grow into a fresh expanse of green next year

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The railing receives a pair of silent hands

Fine rain keeps dreams and the road home apart still longer

I leave my tears in the wind where no one sees

And trying to find a reason for today to feel settled

[Pre-Chorus]

In my dreams, there is still a faraway frontier

Waking, I hear only the chill in the sheng music from the little tower

[Chorus]

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

Like a passage of the past I never finished telling

If the years will remind us only through parting

Please let our reunions leave a warmth we can hold too

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

May it grow into a fresh expanse of green next year

[Bridge]

Not every story ends in a withered face

The fallen flowers, too, once gave their all to beauty

If the heart is still willing to reach out to the human world

The next flowering is still worth waiting for

[Final Chorus]

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

Like a passage of the past I never finished telling

If the years will remind us only through parting

Please let our reunions leave a warmth we can hold too

This pond of withered lotuses still hides unspoken feelings

May it grow into a fresh expanse of green next year

[Outro]

Leave the empty evening breeze to the pond

I slowly make my way home with thoughts still warm