83651, Our Youth

English translation of the lyrics

Verse 1

That year, we packed our bags,
And came from every direction to the Yangtze River.
Wuhan Water Transport was where we learned and grew,
And at Yujiatou, our earliest dreams took shape.

Sunlight filled the classroom windows,
And the lights in our dormitories stayed on as we grew.
Those young, smiling faces and eager eyes,
Those days will stay with us for a lifetime.

Chorus

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
Five digits, a lifetime of memories.
No matter where our journeys take us,
You remain the mark of my youth.

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
No passing years could make us forget.
Though time has changed the faces we once knew,
Our friendship still lives deep within our hearts.

Verse 2

Remember the shimmering waters of East Lake,
And the Yangtze seen from Yellow Crane Tower.
The roads of Yujiatou, the trees around our campus,
How many stories of our youth still live there.

Then our lives carried us in different directions,
Some stayed close to home; others travelled far away.
Through wind and rain, through all the years,
We still hold the faces of those days in our hearts.

Chorus

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
Five digits, a lifetime of memories.
No matter where our journeys take us,
You remain the mark of my youth.

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
No passing years could make us forget.
Though time has changed the faces we once knew,
Our friendship still lives deep within our hearts.

Bridge

If one day we meet again,
And speak of our younger days,
The wind across East Lake, the rain along the Yangtze,
Will bring us back to our campus in the eighties.

However many miles now lie between us,
However many traces time has left,
One familiar call of “old classmate”
Will take us back to our youth again.

Final Chorus

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
Five digits that keep us connected.
From Yujiatou to the far corners of the world,
Those youthful days still shine.

Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
Let us sing the song once more.
No matter how many years go by,
We will always be 83651!

Outro

The Yangtze still flows into the distance,
And East Lake still reflects the morning light.
Eight-three-six-five-one, eight-three-six-five-one,
Classmates for life, memories for life.