蝶恋花

dié liàn huā

A Butterfly Falls in Love with a Flower

* 花儿花儿为谁开

huā ér huā ér wèi shuí kāi

Dear flower, dear flower, who do you bloom for? 

 
一年春去春又来

yì nián chūn qù chūn yòu lái

One year passes, spring goes but comes again

花儿说它为一个人等待

huā ér shuō tā wèi yǐ gè rén děng dài

The flower says it is waiting for someone 

无可奈何花落去

wú kě nài hé huā luò qù

However, inevitably the flower wilts away

 
似曾相识燕归来

sì céng xiāng shì yàn guī lái

When the yearning swallow returns

 
花园里 小路上 独徘徊

huā yuán lǐ  xiǎo lù shàng  dú pái huái

It can only walk alone along the small lane of that very garden 

# 四月的微风轻似梦

sì yuè de wēi fēng qīng sì mèng

The April breeze blow lightly like a dream 

 
吹去了花瓣片片落

chuī qù le huā bàn piàn piàn luò 

It blows away the flower petals, falling to the ground

怕春花落尽成秋色

pà chūn huā luò jìn chéng qiū sè

Afraid that all the spring flowers will wilt to become autumn colours

 
无边细雨亲吻我

wú biān xì yǔ qīn wěn wǒ

The drizzle rain brush gently against my cheeks