「Reminiscence of the Red Lotus / 忆红莲」English cover by ✿ham

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This cover was commissioned by Syn -- thank you SO much for having me again!! ❤️

Making these translyrics was really a shot in the dark, but despite inevitably losing some of the nuance and poetry from the original chinese, I'm super proud of how they turned out! Especially being able to preserve the "oo" rhyme for every single line of the song :D

Thanks so much for listening and let me know what you think! ❤️

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Original Credits:

Music composition&Tuning: 水琴
Music arrangement: TOZZ
Lyrics：孤簧
Illustration：酥妃/啊嘤/梨子/艾欧里亚/元小宵/Lolik/Sailex
PV：Mars蓬莱人形/丧失花苗
Original upload: http://www.bilibili.tv/video/av737481/


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English Lyrics
You may use for non-commercial purposes with proper credit & link back to this vid. Please do let me know if you use them! :)

Recall: the lanterns that line the moon
Take note: the red lotus flowers dancing but for whom?
Recall: the slate road that brings to view
You with brush in hand, by the water blue

Recall: red paint on the canvas blooms
Every year, the same song and dance in reverence to you
Recall: the bitterness of love once new
With a brush in hand, by the water blue

You were wearing your white suit, while I donned maroon
Love had rendered me a fool; and I danced for you
I craved more but hid the truth, while you stayed, unmoved
With a brush in hand, by the water blue

Again, my dance must rely on you
The red lotus; now shedding tears yet words cannot come through
Again, your silhouette dissolves from view
With a brush in hand, by the water blue

Who was wearing the white suit? Who had donned maroon?
Who still sings that long-gone tune? Forbye who danced anew?
Who craved more but hid the truth? Even as time moved on
With brush in hand by the water blue?

Ever brush in hand, by the water blue