“Yesterday flowed like a water droplet rolling eastward
Further and further away beyond my grasp
Today infinite melancholy entangles my heart
A sword unsheathed, slashing across the water
cannot stop its rushing flow
A glass of wine raised, to drown this sorrow
but it only grows.

A new wind at dawn blows in every corner of the world
Isn’t it the laughter of one’s current flame’s
that has always been ringing in his ears?
Who would attend to the sound of
someone from yesterday choking on tears?
The word “love” comes with bitterness
Does this question beg to be clarified?
Or is feigning ignorance fine?
Either understanding little, or knowing a lot
still doesn’t mean knowing enough
Just like that pair of dancing butterflies

In those days of hardship
Who can escape mortal misery?
O dancing butterflies in a world of blooms and fragrance
Survival in the mortal realm is in itself a miracle
Why even dreams of soaring to the heavens?
Isn’t it better to just immerse in a peaceful dream?”

Music and lyrics by Huang An
Translation by me.