两个永恒 [liǎng gè yǒng héng] [English translation]

In the sky hangs a hooklike crescent,

On the ground covers smoke the towers;

In the mortal world is there sempiternal love,

But few can stay forever with each other.

Both of us have the same misfortune,

Once met, only to ask for a long time.

A beauty, since ancient times, is like a famous general,

Too unfortunate to die old.

In the sky hangs a hooklike crescent,

On the ground covers smoke the towers;

Two eternities, the unlimited love,

Pieced together into the everlasting sorrow.

Countless mutually infatuated pairs in the world

Love deeply without complaint;

How vast the sky is, how boundless the earth is,

How continuous love is and how much hate is.

(Repeat)