2018.06.26.
Someone to Rely on
O (you), the wellspring of my tranquillity, how could I see you perplexed?
How could I see you forlorn as a gloomy night?
O you, in my eyes (you are) the one who is like a window to merry smiles
How could I see you so tearful as a mournful (dark) cloud?
O (you), filled with the zeal of liberation, (you are the one) who has wanted to reach the stars
How could I see you listless, wandering through the lanes?
O lovebird, why did your passion for chanting fade away?
How could I see you endlessly weeping as my own heart?
O (you) my lily, (rely on me and) put your head on my shoulders
How could I see the sorrow in your eyes, for the absence of someone to rely on?
My compassionate one, leave your tale of sadness and let yourself go
How could I see you (as a gracious sea) obsessed with the griefs of lakes (and rivers)? *
I wish you would share your sorrows with my own heart
How could I see the flow of tears running across your face?
O (you) my lily, (rely on me and) put your head on my shoulders
How could I see the sorrow in your eyes, for the absence of someone to rely on?
O (you) my lily, (rely on me and) put your head on my shoulders
How could I see the sorrow in your eyes, for the absence of someone to rely on?