Blossom and Wither

Each time one inhales and exhales
Each time the eyes blink
The time of our lives disappears without a trace
The very heartbeat at birth
Listen to it carefully on deathbed
Suddenly it arrives, in cries
Suddenly it goes back, when nobody laughs

Hours tick-tock away
Childhood turns swiftly into adulthood
subject to the oppression of each second
When one tries to recollect every bit and piece
Turning back, the colour of cradle has faded away in silence
Suddenly it arrives, nobody cares
Suddenly it goes back, without a break

The moon has different phases, bound in a relentless cycle
The success and vanity in our grasp, will evaporate without warning
How can flowers break free from blossoming and withering
Flourished, worn out, the process

The colours of spring and fall, aren’t enough to satisfy
In hindsight, on a path of prosperity, where to set foot
Each and every recital
however mesmerizing, will come to an end
Suddenly it arrives, yet the entire life
Suddenly it goes back, as if lodging

translation: memories. blossom@gmail.com

一呼一吸　一眨眼睛
年華如同流雲　化作泡影
出生一刻心跳聲
床前彌留時辰去細聽
驟爾來　在哭聲
驟爾回　沒笑聲

滴答滴答光陰過隙
童年俄而成年　秒秒壓逼
一絲一點想記憶
回頭原來搖籃　悄悄褪色
驟爾來　沒珍惜
驟爾回　未歇息

月有虧盈陰晴　輪遞不停
換到功名虛榮　轉眼如幻影
花事哪可敵過一枯一榮
明艷過　磨蝕了　過程

一呼一吸　一眨眼睛
年華如同流雲　化作泡影
出生一刻心跳聲
床前彌留時辰去細聽
驟爾來　在哭聲
驟爾回　沒笑聲

春光秋色　不堪滿足
回頭沿途繁華　哪裡駐足
一章一章演奏曲
如何迷人仍然要結束
驟爾來　但一生
驟爾回　像借宿

月有虧盈陰晴　輪遞不停
換到功名虛榮　轉眼如幻影
花事哪可敵過一枯一榮
明艷過　磨蝕了　過程

《枯榮》
作曲：常石磊
填詞：喬星
編曲：常石磊
監製：常石磊．林憶蓮