午后躺在摇椅上
wǔ hòu tǎng zài yáo yǐ shàng
Lying on a rocking chair in the afternoon
看屋檐风铃摇晃
kàn wū yán fēng líng yáo huàng
Watching wind chimes sway under the eaves
听蝉鸣声声绕梁在歌唱
tīng chán míng shēng shēng rào liáng zài gē chàng
Hearing cicadas sing again and again around the beams
唱晚风吹过麦浪
chàng wǎn fēng chuī guò mài làng
Singing of the evening breeze passing through the wheat waves
唱故人去向远方
chàng gù rén qù xiàng yuǎn fāng
Singing of old friends going far away
何时能归乡
hé shí néng guī xiāng
When can I return home
光阴啊如水流淌再不见年少模样
guāng yīn a rú shuǐ liú tǎng zài bù jiàn nián shào mú yàng
Time flows like water and the young days are never seen again
转眼间就站在遥远的地方回望
zhuǎn yǎn jiān jiù zhàn zài yáo yuǎn de dì fāng huí wàng
In a blink I stand in a faraway place looking back
问思念能有多长风吹散那些过往
wèn sī niàn néng yǒu duō cháng fēng chuī sàn nà xiē guò wǎng
I ask how long can longing be as the wind scatters those past days
藏在梦乡叮当作响
cáng zài mèng xiāng dīng dāng zuò xiǎng
Hidden in dreams ringing softly
乌篷船趁夜色凉飘荡水中央
wū péng chuán chèn yè sè liáng piāo dàng shuǐ zhōng yāng
A black canopy boat drifts on the water as the night grows cool
离人穿过青石巷
lí rén chuān guò qīng shí xiàng
A traveler walks through the blue stone alley
转个弯走到了石桥上忽然看见影成双
zhuǎn gè wān zǒu dào le shí qiáo shàng hū rán kàn jiàn yǐng chéng shuāng
Turning a corner onto the stone bridge suddenly seeing paired shadows
故乡月仍明亮
gù xiāng yuè réng míng liàng
The hometown moon is still bright
阿婆在老槐树下缝着花衣裳
ā pó zài lǎo huái shù xià féng zhe huā yī shang
Grandmother sews flowered clothes under the old locust tree
一针一线旧时光
yī zhēn yī xiàn jiù shí guāng
Stitch by stitch the old times
偶尔会抬起头向远望巷口的路空荡荡
ǒu ěr huì tái qǐ tóu xiàng yuǎn wàng xiàng kǒu de lù kōng dàng dàng
Sometimes she lifts her head to look far and the alley entrance road is empty
飘零的叶落下已泛黄
piāo líng de yè luò xià yǐ fàn huáng
Falling drifting leaves have already turned yellow
光阴啊如水流淌再不见年少模样
guāng yīn a rú shuǐ liú tǎng zài bù jiàn nián shào mú yàng
Time flows like water and the young days are never seen again
转眼间就站在遥远的地方回望
zhuǎn yǎn jiān jiù zhàn zài yáo yuǎn de dì fāng huí wàng
In a blink I stand in a faraway place looking back
问思念能有多长风吹散那些过往
wèn sī niàn néng yǒu duō cháng fēng chuī sàn nà xiē guò wǎng
I ask how long can longing be as the wind scatters those past days
藏在梦乡叮当作响
cáng zài mèng xiāng dīng dāng zuò xiǎng
Hidden in dreams ringing softly
乌篷船趁夜色凉飘荡水中央
wū péng chuán chèn yè sè liáng piāo dàng shuǐ zhōng yāng
A black canopy boat drifts on the water as the night grows cool
离人穿过青石巷
lí rén chuān guò qīng shí xiàng
A traveler walks through the blue stone alley
转个弯走到了石桥上忽然看见影成双
zhuǎn gè wān zǒu dào le shí qiáo shàng hū rán kàn jiàn yǐng chéng shuāng
Turning a corner onto the stone bridge suddenly seeing paired shadows
故乡月仍明亮
gù xiāng yuè réng míng liàng
The hometown moon is still bright
阿婆在老槐树下缝着花衣裳
ā pó zài lǎo huái shù xià féng zhe huā yī shang
Grandmother sews flowered clothes under the old locust tree
一针一线旧时光
yī zhēn yī xiàn jiù shí guāng
Stitch by stitch the old times
偶尔会抬起头向远望巷口的路空荡荡
ǒu ěr huì tái qǐ tóu xiàng yuǎn wàng xiàng kǒu de lù kōng dàng dàng
Sometimes she lifts her head to look far and the alley entrance road is empty
飘零的叶落下已泛黄
piāo líng de yè luò xià yǐ fàn huáng
Falling drifting leaves have already turned yellow
回不去那些过往字迹泛黄
huí bù qù nà xiē guò wǎng zì jì fàn huáng
I cannot return to those past days the writing has turned yellow
千万里思念在流浪
qiān wàn lǐ sī niàn zài liú làng
Longing travels across thousands of miles
像两片浮萍碰撞无声回响
xiàng liǎng piàn fú píng pèng zhuàng wú shēng huí xiǎng
Like two floating duckweeds colliding with silent echoes
然后漂往不同的方向
rán hòu piāo wǎng bù tóng de fāng xiàng
Then drifting toward different directions
去奔赴下一场
qù bēn fù xià yī chǎng
Going to face the next journey
再回到念念不忘的老地方
zài huí dào niàn niàn bù wàng de lǎo dì fāng
Then return to the old place that is never forgotten
藤蔓爬满了旧花窗
téng wàn pá mǎn le jiù huā chuāng
Vines climb all over the old flower window
物是人非的模样泪湿眼眶
wù shì rén fēi de mú yàng lèi shī yǎn kuàng
Things remain but people have changed and tears fill the eyes
回家的那条路有多长
huí jiā de nà tiáo lù yǒu duō cháng
How long is the road home
沿途景象都刻在心上
yán tú jǐng xiàng dōu kè zài xīn shàng
Every scene along the way is carved into the heart