Diary

A shared moment with a friend!
The whole night, together, we spent
Playing with lights and fireworks
Painting celestial artworks.

In this desert, lost in Hexi,
Did she just confess her love to me?

When giving a rendez-vous at Kaifeng,
Where would you meet?
Right in the middle of the city?
Or at the main, South entrance?

When looking for a small person in a crowd,
Get some height.
Not to look for them, but for them to see you.
Shine! Be a beacon!

She's so bothersome! I'm sure she's lost somewhere,
Crying and running in despair.
Of her, I really need to take care...
But let's first watch that Dragon Dance fair!

Found her! She's cute with her mousey hat
She was all pouty, she's truly a brat
I gave her biscuits she ate like a rat
Hey, leave some to me, you'll be full and fat!

The best part in festival
Is playing with fireworks!
They are such a spectacle!
You can even write messages!

Fireworks in the sky
But I'm stuck in your eyes
Will I stick with this lie?
I want what I denies.

You visited me that night
On that hill where we first met.
The painter's brushes all wet
Let's pose together in the light!

Who would have thought?
After all the men you fought,
Just a little moment of intimacy
Is making you all shy?

Fine! Let's pretend I saw nothing!
We will do a martial pose
But the world already knows
That I have seen you blushing!

Oh, don't pout, Yi Dao!
To be tender isn't a flaw!
When you smile, my heart melts
I'd trade that view for nothing else.

Are you impressed now?
Look at how I wield it!
I can hear your whisper: "wow!"
I may be no fighter, but my umbrella's peak!

A-Dao, let this last dance undo me,
But if you can't move your hips
At least, please, pleasure me
With the taste of your lips.

You were used to be the boss
But guess who's taller today?
Please tell me to clean the tray
So I can answer: "Get lost!"

Maybe I'm a child no more
But I still enjoy presents!
Red envelope? I'm waiting for!
It's payday and opulence!

Oh, Auntie! Don't be surprised!
A fine woman I've become!
With my arts, now I thrive!
Yet... a few taels, lend me some?

Of course, I'll repay you!
In a way or another,
I've learnt a trick or two~
With my tongue, I do wonders.

We've been living there for weeks
But never did I thank you.
Let me pay what is long due
With a kiss on your cheeks.

Hu Baier, Hu Aiti, Chen Hanjiang, Shi Meng.
After a long walk, I met those wrestlers.
Until the moon set, we danced together
Why did it feel like it lasted forever?

The moon's shining bright,
A good resting night!
What a true delight
After many fights!

Is Spring coming back? How can you tell it?
This desert does lack grass, trees and tulips.
But life's still around and with Madam Qi,
We watched performances and clapped plenty.

Du Buyi taught me to fight like Chen Dao!
On the battlefield, they all fear my name!
Before me they kneel, I master this game!
Bring on Piaoyao, I'm a general now!

He Jin, He Youqu, hope, obstination.
A quest for water, for life, for others.
When forward is your only direction,
Hope is a light that nothing can smother.

Tell me all your fears,
You hopes, I want to hear,
Whatever you go through,
Remember I'm with you.

Yichao and Granny Pan!
Despite her age, she's so youthful!
She plays music with her soul.

I dreamt of Guo Xin tonight,
Wearing the armor of some knight...
Told you I was a general!

Even with no one, those places resonate
With echoes of lives nobody await.
Yet I hear voices in the distant wind,
Stories of the past, we shall now rewind.

Some gigantic clouds have fallen down!
Vaporous arms reaching for the skies
Pleading on the ground, for it's where they lies,
Swallow angrily Hexi's every town.

Camels procession,
Walking censers,
Light dispensers,
What is this vision?

Greenery! Fresh water and shadows!
My mouth's so dry, nothing to swallow
Yet I'm watering, quick! Into the flows!

Nothing but yellow!
There, something glows.
Whose that gourd, hello?

Fire in the wells,
Sparkles in the air,
The dried holes exhale
Unanswered prayers.

Friendly you do look
Fuzzy, weird horses!
... Your race I mistook?

They stand still, frozen in time, suspended in the air,
Silent memorials of the Tang dynasty.
It's been ages since they have seen anybody,
Still they stand, waiting for the next heir.

Golden threads flows on her face
Sleeping beauty with so much grace
Earth Mother, keeping Hexi in your embrace!

Open your arms and close your eyes
Do not listen to all their lies,
Follow my voice, my dearest friend
This leap of faith isn't the end.

In a Karez well
Between rocks dwells
A threaded rope
Of shredded hopes.

I'm bringing back the oil lamp, long lost,
Guiding those I'm so afraid of, ghosts!
Water flows! Put the pickaxes away!
We're going home, where we'll stay, always.