Wuzhang Wind
(武侯祠・千秋相 主题音乐系列)
作词:东山居士(Easthill Hermit)& 泽希(Zesen)
混音:东山居士(Easthill Hermit)
Mm……Wuzhang Plain……
Autumn wind rises, blows o'er Wuzhang Plain
Blows out the tent lamp, chills me to my vein
I hear the Wei River, faint and far away
Like Longzhong's brook that year, singing in my dream's sway
My soldiers still wait for my command to fight
They do not know tonight I can't hold my pen tight
I strain my eyes to see the stars once more
All but one grow dim, fading to the core
Wind of Wuzhang Plain, blow gently, slow
Let me see Shu's hills and rivers before I go
Let me hear once more the voices of home I know
Let me hold my breath till I see you, then let go
Wind of Wuzhang Plain, don't hurry, don't haste
I fear I'll lose the road I came and that snow of the past
Jiang Wei comes in: "Chancellor, I am here"
I try to smile, but my smile disappears
I hand him the books, my hands tremble still
All my life I've feared I can't pay what I owe, at will
I see the lamp in Chengdu still burning bright
They tell me the whole city lights lamps for me through the night
Waiting for one who may never return to their sight
I owe them "I'm home" — but I can't make it right
Wind of Wuzhang Plain, blow gently, slow
Let me see Shu's hills and rivers before I go
Let me hear once more the voices of home I know
Let me hold my breath till I see you, then let go
Wind of Wuzhang Plain, don't hurry, don't haste
I fear I'll lose the road I came and that snow of the past
They ask what last words I have left to say
I say: take me back to Chengdu, to that spring day
No stone, no word, no seal, no grand display
Just let me hear hibiscus bloom one more time, I pray
Wind of Wuzhang Plain, blow one last time around
Carry my dreams back to Shu's hills and ground
Leave my soul to sleep on the road I have found
Someday someone will pass and softly ask without a sound
Who is this?
The wind will say: a traveler still on his way
Who has not finished the road he must stay
He's still waiting, waiting for a spring day
Mm……
A spring ahead
Still waiting
Still waiting