#tmsf

P.S. The above link is the CV version, which I have translated (demarcated according to character). The below is the original:

All credits to the song can be found in the above two links. I own nothing but the translation in italics text.

Relentless Longing Pervades My Dreams

《相思续续入梦来》

[陆晚丞Lu Wancheng (马正阳 Ma Zhengyang)]

他乡异梦里 tā xiāng yì mèng lǐ           In a strange dream in a foreign land,

兜转恰逢知己 dōu zhuǎn qià féng zhī jǐ I had a chance encounter with a bosom friend.

飞光苦昼短 fēi guāng kǔ zhòu duǎn Time flies at lightspeed, each day feeling painfully short,

举杯邀春风共饮 jǔ bēi yāo chūn fēng gòng yǐn Yet I raise a toast, inviting the spring breeze for a drink.

不求浮华名 bù qiú fú huá míng Never seeking transient objects like fame,

凌云意气 líng yún yì qì Lofty as the clouds my spirit became.

长愿一生清闲凡庸 cháng yuàn yī shēng qīng xián fán yōng I’ve only ever wished to lead an unbounded and unassuming life;

平安顺意 píng ān shùn yì To be safe and sound, and for everything to go well.

[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康Chenzhang Taikang)]

朔风不解意 shuò fēng bù jiě yì The northern winds fail to interpret the meaning

旌旗掩埋归期 jīng qí yǎn mái guī qī Of the banner-buried date of your returning. [1]

故里锦书来 gù lǐ jǐn shū lái A letter has come from my hometown—

谁落笔山有木兮 shuí luò bǐ shān yǒu mù xī Who is this, who conceals his affections behind descriptions of mountains and trees?

观江山风雨 guān jiāng shān fēng yǔ Gazing at the windstorms brewing on the mountain and the lake, [2]

为他入局 wéi tā rù jú I enter the arena for his sake.

一朝结发 yī zhāo jié fā Thus came the day we tied the knot with one another;

生生世世两不疑 shēng shēng shì shì liǎng bù yí In every life and in every world, we shall never doubt the other.

[Chorus, together]

明月可知 míng yuè kě zhī Does the radiant moon understand

此间情人相思 又几许 cǐ jiān qíng rén xiāng sī yòu jī xǔ The extent of lovers’ longing in the mortal realm here?

寄我缱绻心绪 jì wǒ qiǎn quǎn xīn xù I make my affectionate thoughts to him clear:

不远千里 随君去 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ suí jūn qù “If it’s to follow you, even a journey of a thousand Li would be near.”

去年此时此景 qù nián cǐ shí cǐ jǐng It had also been this scenery that year—

万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣 wàn lài jù jì bái xuě hóng jià yī Clad in red wedding robes, I stood there in the snow, utterly quiet and unmoving.

怎抵一眼 生死别离 zěn dǐ yī yǎn shēng sǐ bié lí How quickly death takes lovers to the moment of their parting.

[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康Chenzhang Taikang)]

重返旧梦里 zhòng fǎn jiù mèng lǐ Returning to an old dream in my slumber,

恍然初见相遇 huǎng rán chū jiàn xiāng yù We meet again, once more a first encounter.

再执子之手仍如赤子般执迷  zài zhí zǐ zhī shǒu réng rú chì zǐ bān zhí mí I hold your hand again, still obsessed with you like those subjects are with the nation.

[陆晚丞Lu Wancheng (马正阳 Ma Zhengyang)]

若爱人安于世间一隅 ruò ài rén ān yú shì jiān yī yú If my love lives on in a corner of the world, safe and sound,

为一人 为苍生 wéi yī rén wéi cāng sheng It no longer matters

又何需分清 yòu hé xū fēn qīng Whether it’s for one man or for the masses that my efforts count.

[Chorus, together]

明月可知 míng yuè kě zhī Does the radiant moon understand

此间情人相思 又几许 cǐ jiān qíng rén xiāng sī yòu jī xǔ The extent of lovers’ longing in the mortal realm here?

寄我缱绻心绪 jì wǒ qiǎn quǎn xīn xù I make my affectionate thoughts to him clear:

不远千里 随君去 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ suí jūn qù “If it’s to follow you, even a journey of a thousand Li would be near.”

去年此时此景 qù nián cǐ shí cǐ jǐng It had also been this scenery that year—

万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣 wàn lài jù jì bái xuě hóng jià yī Clad in red wedding robes, I stood there in the snow, utterly quiet and unmoving.

怎抵一眼 生死别离 zěn dǐ yī yǎn shēng sǐ bié lí How quickly death takes lovers to the moment of their parting.

[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康Chenzhang Taikang)]

山海可知 shān hǎi kě zhī Do the mountains and the seas understand

此间情人别离 又几许 cǐ jiān qíng rén bié lí yòu jī xǔ The extent of lovers’ parting in the mortal realm here?

[陆晚丞Lu Wancheng (马正阳 Ma Zhengyang)]

遥望西北天际 yáo wàng xī běi tiān jì I gaze up at the sky’s northwestern end

烛火燃尽 到天明 zhú huǒ rán jìn   dào tiān míng While the candle burns on till the morning sky is clear.

[Together]

来年旧地重游 lái nián jiù dì zhòng yóu Next year, we shall wander these weathered lands once again.

灯火如昼 凤箫声动里dēnghuǒrúzhòu fèngxiāo shēngdòng lǐ Lanterns light the night up into day while the sounds of the phoenix flute reverberate 祝酒陈愿 此生不离 zhù jiǔ chén yuàn cǐ shēng bù lí As we raise a toast to celebrate a lifelong continuance for our string of fate.

-----------

Translation notes:

So I'm reading a fan translation of the whole story and I'm on the second marriage that happens. I'm quite good at recognising patterns so I predicted that the soul of the husband will go to the general Gu because of how often he was mentioned in the first marriage part.