No return

Song name: 无归 (No return)
Singer: 李佳薇 (Li Jiawei)
Drama: 花开锦绣 (The Road To Splendor)

1

cán xiāng xiāo sàn zhī tóu

残香消散枝头

The fading fragrance disperses from the branches.

2

gū yàn bù shí shēn qiū

孤雁不识深秋

A lone wild goose knows not the depths of autumn.

3

ruò tiān yì bù kě qiú

若天意不可求

If the will of Heaven cannot be sought.

4

rén jiān tài huāng miù

人间太荒谬

Then the mortal world is simply absurd.

5

cán zhú rán jìn suǒ yǒu

残烛燃尽所有

The dying candle burns away everything.

6

hán yè bù wèn qù liú

寒夜不问去留

The cold night asks not whether I stay or leave.

7

kùn zài dà yǔ lǐ de rén

困在大雨里的人

Those trapped in the pouring rain

8

zuì xiān bèi lěng fēng chuī tòu

最先被冷风吹透

Are the first to be chilled to the bone by the cold wind.

9

mìng yùn luò bǐ bù céng wèn wǒ shì shuí

命运落笔不曾问我是谁

Fate put pen to paper without ever asking who I was.

10

qīng jìn yú shēng nán huàn yí ge duì

倾尽余生难换一个对

Giving all my remaining life could not buy a single right answer.

11

jiē shì jì tái de huī

皆是祭台的灰

All that remains is ash upon the altar.

12

zài shú zuì

在赎罪

In atonement for sin.

13

ńg suì zuò chén wēi

唔碎作尘微

Mm, shattered into dust and fragments.

14

ā fēng qǐ shí xiāo sàn wú guī

啊风起时消散无归

Ah, when the wind rises, I scatter with nowhere to return.

15

ńg luò huā yáo zhuì mèng guī shuí

唔落花摇坠梦归谁

Mm, falling flowers tremble—whose dream will they return to?

16

cháng yè wú biān hé xū chuí lèi

长夜无边何需垂泪

The long night has no end; why shed tears?

17

yě cǎo yān mò huāng qiū

野草淹没荒丘

Wild grass swallows the barren hills.

18

kǔ hǎi nán dù qīng zhōu

苦海难渡轻舟

A light boat can hardly cross the sea of suffering.

19

ruò tiān yì zì nán liú

若天意自难留

If Heaven's will itself cannot be held.

20

fú shēng jiē shì zhòu

浮生皆是咒

Then this fleeting life is all a curse.

21

cán yuè zhào jìn kū xiǔ

残月照尽枯朽

The waning moon shines over all that has withered and decayed.

22

shuāng tíng kōng duì jiù lóu

霜庭空对旧楼

The frost-covered courtyard faces the old tower in silence.

23

diē luò chén āi lǐ de rén

跌落尘埃里的人

Those who have fallen into the dust

24

zuì xiān bèi zhē zhù shuāng móu

最先被遮住双眸

Are the first to have their eyes obscured.

25

mìng yùn luò bǐ bù céng wèn wǒ shì shuí

命运落笔不曾问我是谁

Fate put pen to paper without ever asking who I was.

26

rán jìn yú shēng nán huàn yí cùn huī

燃尽余生难换一寸辉

Burning away my remaining life could not buy even an inch of light.

27

jiē shì rén xīn chī mèi

皆是人心魑魅

All are the demons lurking in human hearts.

28

zài zuò suì

在作祟

They are wreaking havoc.

29

ńg suì zuò chén wēi

唔碎作尘微

Mm, shattered into tiny dust.

30

ā fēng qǐ shí xiāo sàn wú guī

啊风起时消散无归

Ah, when the wind rises, I scatter with nowhere to return.

31

ńg luò huā yáo zhuì mèng guī shuí

唔落花摇坠梦归谁

Mm, falling flowers tremble—whose dream will they return to?

32

cháng yè wú biān hé xū chuí lèi

长夜无边何需垂泪

The long night has no end; why shed tears?

33

ńg yún sàn wù fēi

唔云散雾飞

Mm, the clouds scatter and the mist drifts away.

34

ā fēng tíng shí zhōng jué bù huǐ

啊风停时终觉不悔

Ah, when the wind stops, I finally feel no regret.

35

ńg shì shì fēi fēi yǐ wú wèi

唔是是非非以无畏

Mm, facing all rights and wrongs with fearlessness.

36

cháng lù màn màn zhōng yǒu qīng huī

长路漫漫终有清晖

The long road stretches on, yet there will eventually be a clear light.