English中文
Endless Longing: Ever Longing
长相思，
长相思。
若问相思甚了期，
除非相见时。
Long, long the longing; long, long the longing. If you ask when this longing will ever end — not until the hour we meet again.
长相思，
长相思。
欲把相思说似谁，
浅情人不知。
Long, long the longing; long, long the longing. To whom can I tell this longing? A shallow-hearted one would never know.
Reading notes
甚了期 asks when the longing will end; 了 is read liǎo. 似 in 说似谁 is read sì and means “to”; another version has 说与谁, “tell whom.”