[Verse 1] In a thin coat through the springtime chill 薄衫穿过春寒里 Borrowed lamplight on the pages still 借来灯火照书痕 Before the plum can open into bloom 檐前一枝梅未放 A quiet fragrance comes to you 先把清香寄与人 [Verse 2] I do not envy gold against the hair 不羡金钗簪鬓影 I treasure warmth the old inkstone bears 只怜旧砚有余温 Pale moon falls, the tea grows cold 一瓢淡月分茶冷 Half a scroll of poems, I close my door 半卷诗心自闭门 [Chorus] I came through wind and snow alone 我从风雪里来 I never borrowed colors from the crowd 不向繁华借颜色 If you ask what this heart will keep 若问此身何所守 One clear light till day's end 守一寸清白到黄昏 I keep a little spring beneath my sleeve 我把微薄的春意 A quiet grace that few will ever see 藏在袖底不惊人 Though human ties may part and stray 纵是尘缘多聚散 A waking dream still lights the lamp till day 也留清梦照孤灯 [Verse 3] Sometimes I pause to hear the swallows call 偶向庭中听燕语 And know how blossoms move the heart 也知花事易销魂 So many grand feasts in lofty halls 世间多少高楼宴 One dawn on paper outshines them all 不如窗纸一痕晨 [Bridge] Who says a humble life has no good days 谁说清贫无好日 Thread by thread, it carries grace 一针一线也成恩 If somewhere one true heart is near 人间若有知心处 Plain rice, plain tea can still be spring 淡饭粗茶便是春 [Chorus] I came through wind and snow alone 我从风雪里来 I never borrowed colors from the crowd 不向繁华借颜色 If you ask what this heart will keep 若问此身何所守 One clear light till day's end 守一寸清白到黄昏 I keep a little spring beneath my sleeve 我把微薄的春意 A quiet grace that few will ever see 藏在袖底不惊人 Though human ties may part and stray 纵是尘缘多聚散 A waking dream still lights the lamp till day 也留清梦照孤灯 [Outro] Before the plum blooms, spring draws near 梅花未放春先近 One quiet fragrance fills my dreams 一缕清香到梦深
