浪子心聲 [Long ji sam seng] [English translation]

It's hard to tell the true from the false

People's appearances are deceitful

Who will share in your glory

And also share the water droplets from your eaves?1

I was as ignorant as a frog in a well2

Hoping to find fame and fortune

Overeager and short-sighted

Who knew my golden palace would become a wreck of failure

If life destines something for you, you will have it in the end

If life destines you never to have it, there is no point forcing it

When lightning strikes, and thunder roars, and wind howls, and rain patters,

There is no need to be afraid

So long as your conscience is clear and your heart is just

The person who does good deserves the greatest joy

If life destines something for you, you will receive it in the end

If life destines you never to have it, there is no point forcing it

People are as the sand of the sea

There is no point worrying too much

You see the sunset in the sky

Fame and fortune disappear like that mist

1. Indicating poverty or hard times. 2. Chinese proverb; a frog in a well can see only his circle of sky.