“Ban Shan Xue” — An English translation of a Chinese song.

Frost falls upon the courtyard beneath the moon,

Whose sleepless eyes will it watch over tonight?

My pen disturbs the candlelight,

Yet memories are too painful to put into words.

Every story told beneath the heavens

Must, in the end, surrender to goodbye.

Through countless changing skies,

The moon waxes and wanes, yet never tells me why.

Half a lifetime of wind and snow,

Cannot wash away the tears shed when the flowers fall.

I cannot call back the lonely wild goose,

For it was always destined to fly south.

Who could ever understand the secrets of my heart?

Only the moon remains, keeping me company.

Longing leaves another trace of weariness

Between my brows.

Half a lifetime of wind and snow,

Cannot erase the tears that time has left behind.

Nor can I bring back the days when my hair was black,

Now every strand has faded into grey.

Who will write the final chapter?

This endless tale of love and sorrow

Has no ending I can change.

All I can do is gaze at my own shadow,

Lost in loneliness, sighing to myself once more.