shì shéi cóng yè zhuài xià yī lǚ guāng

Who pulled a ray of light down from the night?

jiāng nà yǐ chén jì de xīn rǎo luàn

Disturbing the heart that was already silent

míng yuè gāo xuán wēi fēng yǔ xīng chuān

The bright moon hangs high, breeze and stars thread through

tīng āi tàn hóng yán

Listening to the sighs of a beautiful woman

suí liǎo liǎo hóng chén huà zuò lán shān

Following the mortal world, turning into the waning light

cǎo zhǎng yīng fēi cháng mìng luò

Grass grows and orioles fly, long life fades

ài liǎng liǎng sān sān sī què zǒng cháng cháng

Love is bits and pieces, but longing is constant

sué liú nián piāo bó

Drifting with the fleeting years

huā kāi huā luò rì shēng rì mò

Flowers bloom and fade, sun rises and sets

zhēn qíng rú yān bō

True feelings are like misty waves

rén zhǐ zhī jì mò

People only know loneliness

shéi zài hu yīn guǒ

Who cares about cause and effect?

cháo qǐ cháo luò yuè yuán yuè mò

Tide rises and falls, moon waxes and wanes

kàn pò bù shuō pò

Seeing through it but not exposing it

tài dān bó yǔ shéi néng shuō

Too fragile, to whom can I speak?