lǜ cǎo cāng cāng bái wù máng máng

绿草苍苍 白雾茫茫

The green grass is pale and the fog is vast

yǒu wèi jiā rén zài shuǐ yī fāng

有位佳人 在水一方

There is a beautiful woman on the water side

lǜ cǎo qī qī bái wù mí lí

绿草萋萋 白雾迷离

green grass and white mist

yǒu wèi jiā rén kào shuǐ ér jū

有位佳人 靠水而居

There is a beautiful lady who lives by water

wǒ yuàn nì liú ér shàng

我愿逆流而上

I would like to go upstream

yī wēi zài tā shēn páng

依偎在她身旁

Snuggle beside her

wú nài qián yǒu xiǎn tān

无奈前有险滩

There is a rapid before helplessness

dào lù yòu yuǎn yòu zhǎng

道路又远又长

The road is far and long

wǒ yuàn shùn liú ér xià

我愿顺流而下

I would like to go down the river

zhǎo xún tā de fāng xiàng

找寻她的方向

Find her direction

què jiàn yī xī fǎng fú

却见依稀仿佛

but it seems vaguely

tā zài shuǐ de zhōng yāng

她在水的中央

She is in the middle of the water

la la la

啦啦啦...

La la la...

la la la

啦啦啦...

La la la...

la la la

啦啦啦...

La la la...

wǒ yuàn nì liú ér shàng

我愿逆流而上

I would like to go upstream

yǔ tā qīng yán xì yǔ

与她轻言细语

Talk to her softly

wú nài qián yǒu xiǎn tān

无奈前有险滩

There is a rapid before helplessness

dào lù qū zhé wú yǐ

道路曲折无已

The road is endless

wǒ yuàn shùn liú ér xià

我愿顺流而下

I would like to go down the river

zhǎo xún tā de zú jì

找寻她的足迹

Find her footsteps

què jiàn fǎng fú yī xī

却见仿佛依稀

But seeing it seems vaguely

tā zài shuǐ zhōng zhù lì

她在水中伫立

She stands in the water

lǜ cǎo cāng cāng bái wù máng máng

绿草苍苍 白雾茫茫

The green grass is pale and the fog is vast

yǒu wèi jiā rén zài shuǐ yī fāng

有位佳人 在水一方

There is a beautiful woman on the water side