Until the Blossoms Bloom and the Wine Flows Freely

everyone has been waiting

waiting for worries to dissipate like smoke and clouds

waiting for all the dust to settle

waiting for an old friend to return

waiting for spring warmth and flowers to bloom, a serene and beautiful time

waiting for the wind to calm and the waves to subside, hope arrives

everyone believes

the hardship of waiting is never in vain

waiting for smoke and clouds to dissipate

everyone raises cups and talks joyfully

drinking a pot of mellow wine

gathering with three or five close friends

everyone speaks freely

talking about the past

let the fragrance of wine linger

enveloping the heavy and simple days

waiting for all the dust to settle

we cherish it more

on a bright and sunny day

drink a cup of wine and sing a song

mellow wine, a song repeated

repaying three wishes

one wish for the country to be peaceful and the people to prosper

two wishes for the moon and stars to be full, for the beauty of flowers

three wishes for mellow wine and long companionship, to meet each other year after year

waiting for an old friend to return

some people are destined to be old friends

some things are destined to be stories

letting the years flow by, mountains and rivers intertwine

I'm here waiting for you

waiting for a rendezvous

we're using it

a pot of mellow wine, a memory

a moment in time, a bond of fate