Autumn Equinox birthday

[Intro] Osmanthus perfume floats into the last days of September. Day and night, the autumn colors are equally beautiful. In the distance, the rice fields turn gold— someone blows out birthday candles once again today. [Verse 1] Those born in the Year of the Dog hold love and loyalty tight, steady as that reassuring bark at the old alley’s end. Faithfulness never needs to be declared; in wind and rain, they guard both the doorstep and the original heart. The Autumn Equinox happens to meet the birthday, and the cool wind brightens my wish a little more. [Pre-Chorus] Three times the Autumn Equinox appointment has been fulfilled— three years, three turns, three chapters of this world. The mooncake is still warm, the osmanthus still sweet; I write down my wish one more time. [Chorus] Autumn Equinox birthday, a faithful Dog-born one— half cool wind, half stars. No craving for noise, no dread of the long road; walk with devotion, grow with grace. Autumn Equinox birthday, year after year; the twelve-year cycle will bring us back again. As long as the osmanthus fragrance falls on my shoulder, I’ll turn my days into the warmth inside autumn. [Verse 2] As a child I blew out candles and made a wish— to follow my dream like a puppy, unashamed. Later I came to understand what the Autumn Equinox means: harvest should be slow, and letting go should be wide. A birthday is not simply adding one new flame; it’s feeding kindness a little more. [Pre-Chorus] Three times the Autumn Equinox appointment has been fulfilled; from now on the solar terms will keep turning, on and on. At the Harvest Festival the crowd is loud and alive; I promise myself to stay forever sincere and warm. [Chorus] Autumn Equinox birthday, a faithful Dog-born one— half cool wind, half stars. No craving for noise, no dread of the long road; walk with devotion, grow with grace. Autumn Equinox birthday, year after year; the twelve-year cycle will bring us back again. As long as the osmanthus fragrance falls on my shoulder, I’ll turn my days into the warmth inside autumn. [Bridge] A Dog-born heart is not for lonely valor— watching over people is its deepest nature. The Autumn Equinox does not mourn the shortening day, because a birthday catches the incoming light. Next time, and the time after that, even when the candle changes, I will still be here. [Chorus] Autumn Equinox birthday, a faithful Dog-born one— half cool wind, half stars. No craving for noise, no dread of the long road; walk with devotion, grow with grace. Autumn Equinox birthday, year after year; the twelve-year cycle will bring us back again. As long as the osmanthus fragrance falls on my shoulder, I’ll turn my days into the warmth inside autumn. [Outro] Autumn Equinox arrives; a Dog year is born. Next year’s candlelight will still welcome me. All along honest, all along light, walk slowly through an Autumn Equinox birthday. [End]