Wanderer with sword slung on my back, Tang wind blowing through my black robe stack
Moon glow spills over mountain tracks, I drown my soul in wine’s sweet rack
Palace lords beg me write their lines, gold silk gifts I leave behind
I don’t bow down to crown or sign, freedom’s all I seek to find
Peach blossom brook where water flows, I sip my brew and let time slow
Scrolls of verse stacked row on row, the whole wide world’s my private show
Clouds drift low above the lake, no mortal chain my spirit break
Li Bai, drunk under silver moon
Poetry burns inside my wound
Sword in hand, wine cup full bloom
Tang’s wild poet, I consume
Li Bai, roam the earth alone
All the vanity I disown
Heaven’s verses I’ve outgrown
Drunk immortal, on my throne
Ride the boat across the river tide, one jar of wine to calm my pride
Emperors call, I turn aside, my wild heart cannot be tied
I paint the stars with ink and brush, laugh at nobles hush hush hush
Mountains high where cold winds rush, my poetic fire never crush
Night sky filled with lunar light, I toast the moon through endless night
Men chase wealth and empty might, I chase verses day and night
No jail, no rank, no royal gate, just wine, sword, verse, and endless fate
They call me mad, they call me free
No golden throne belongs to me
Moon’s my friend, wine’s my remedy
All dynasties fade, my words survive eternally
I walk the roads no lords can see
Immortal soul, wild poetry
Li Bai, drunk under silver moon
Poetry burns inside my wound
Sword in hand, wine cup full bloom
Tang’s wild poet, I consume
Li Bai, roam the earth alone
All the vanity I disown
Heaven’s verses I’ve outgrown
Drunk immortal, on my throne
Li Bai, drunk under silver moon
Poetry burns inside my wound
Sword in hand, wine cup full bloom
Tang’s wild poet, I consume
Li Bai, roam the earth alone
All the vanity I disown
Heaven’s verses I’ve outgrown
Drunk immortal, on my throne
Li Bai, moon and wine, forever mine