Ring the gong, strike the chimes!
Ring the gong, strike the chimes!
Let's enjoy this age of peace.

On a brittle sandy cliff,
On a brittle sandy cliff,
Let's plant roasted chestnuts, five pints.

When the chestnuts shoot and sprout,
When the chestnuts shoot and sprout,
Then we'll part from the virtuous lord.

Let's carve a lotus out of jade,
Let's carve a lotus out of jade,
And graft the lotus in the stone.

When it blossoms in the winter,
When it blossoms in the winter,
Then we'll part from the virtuous lord.

Let's make an iron suit of armor,
Let's make an iron suit of armor,
Stitch the pleats with iron thread.

When it has been worn and torn,
When it has been worn and torn,
Then we'll part from the virtuous lord.

Let's make an iron ox and put him,
Let's make an iron ox and put him,
To graze among the iron trees.

When he grazes the iron grass,
When he grazes the iron grass,
Then we'll part from the virtuous lord.

Were the pearls to fall on the rock,
Were the pearls to fall on the rock,
Would the thread be broken?

If I parted from you for a thousand years,
If I parted from you for a thousand years,
Would my heart be changed?