锦瑟 Lyra

Liberal Translation: 法兰克狐

原文作者: Li, Shang Yin

Strange it is the Lyra has fifty strings

For every touch plucks a tender past

錦瑟無端五十弦 一弦一柱思華年

The dreamer is mesmerized by a butterfly

The prince’s heart is carried by a cuckoo

莊生曉夢迷蝴蝶 望帝春心托杜鵑

Deep blue pale moon drop pearly tear

Blue rye soft glow catch jasper smoke

滄海月明珠有淚 藍田日暖玉生煙

This interlude makes loving memories

In the moment I was coming undone

此情可待成追憶 只是當時已惘然

Trigger Warnings: scrap papers enclosed,

Bluegrass soft glow jasper smoke

For every pluck and pull a tender past

For every touch plucks a tender past

For every pluck pulls a tender past

Can’t wait to turn this interlude into memories

In the moment just when I was coming undone

The priest is mesmerized by madame butterfly

Emperor’s reminiscence is realized by a cuckoo

Tucana carries the emperor’s realized reminiscence

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The dreamer is mesmerized by madame butterfly

The emperor’s reminiscence is carried by a cuckoo

How long until this prelude turns to memory

In the moment when I was coming undone

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