Chrysanthemums Keep Their Fragrance Through Frost

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Elsewhere, the flowers' revelry has long dispersed

Beside the sparse fence I still keep watch over a corner of autumn

It isn't to compete for someone's word of praise

I only want to stay true to who I am

[Pre-Chorus]

The colder the wind, the more clearly I can hear

Which choice truly belongs to my heart

[Chorus]

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Nor can it take away this small measure of having lived with care

Even if no one sings in answer to this resolve

I still wish to hold clear awareness warm in my hands

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Let the fragrance that refuses to fade accompany me through silence

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Frost slowly paves the road in white

The shadow on the branch still will not readily leave

I too have had moments when I wanted to follow the crowd

In the end, I still want to answer to myself

[Pre-Chorus]

The colder the wind, the more clearly I can hear

Which choice truly belongs to my heart

[Chorus]

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Nor can it take away this small measure of having lived with care

Even if no one sings in answer to this resolve

I still wish to hold clear awareness warm in my hands

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Let the fragrance that refuses to fade accompany me through silence

[Bridge]

I won't glorify loneliness as the only kind of courage

Nor let weakness negate the perseverance that brought me here

If someone is willing to come beside me as an equal

I will still leave tenderness in this autumn light

[Final Chorus]

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Nor can it take away this small measure of having lived with care

Even if no one sings in answer to this resolve

I still wish to hold clear awareness warm in my hands

The north wind cannot take my colors away

Let the fragrance that refuses to fade accompany me through silence

[Outro]

After the wind passes, the sky is clearer still

I leave my name in a landscape of my own