[Verse 1]
Mondstadt keeps its windows open wide.
I learned the west wind’s habits there.
You came with salt from distant harbors,
and a stubborn tune you wouldn’t share.
I sang it back in borrowed syllables;
you laughed and said I’d changed the air.
[Chorus]
Carry me, wind, to the next bright country.
Carry me, wind, where the cranes wheel high.
Carry me, wind, past the bells of Liyue—
I’ll find you wherever the mountains lie.
[Verse 2]
At Liyue’s stone steps, merchants measure
tea leaves, jade, and promises twice.
I trade a song for a paper kite;
you trade a joke for a bowl of rice.
The harbor cranes lift their long sleeves slowly,
and every old bargain has its price.
[Chorus]
Carry me, wind, to the next bright country.
Carry me, rain, where the cranes wheel high.
Carry me, wind, past the bells of Liyue—
I’ll find you wherever the mountains lie.
[Verse 3]
In Inazuma, the thunder speaks
in a language the cedar roofs know.
You count the waves beneath the torii;
I count the boats that come and go.
The island cats know which path bends home,
but they keep that answer for their own.
[Chorus]
Carry me, wind, to the next bright country.
Carry me, rain, where the cranes wheel high.
Carry me, tide, past the bells of Liyue—
I’ll find you wherever the mountains lie.
[Verse 4]
Sumeru’s scholars argued past supper
whether a dream can remember a name.
I left them a tune on a reed-pipe;
you left a note in the margin, all flame.
The forest answered with seven green riddles,
and neither of us came back the same.
[Bridge]
Fontaine’s water carries every rumor;
I heard your laugh beneath the courtly talk.
Natlan’s bright drums pull dust from the cliffs;
I kept your pace through the market walk.
You said, “The world is larger than our plans.”
I said, “Then let’s get lost before nightfall.”
[Final Chorus]
Carry me, wind, to the next bright country.
Carry me, rain, where the cranes wheel high.
Carry me, tide, past the bells of Liyue—
I’ll find you wherever the mountains lie.
Carry me, wind, though the road turns strange;
I’ll find you wherever the mountains lie.
[Outro]
You kept the tune.
I kept your laugh.
At dawn, the map had moved again.