The full text of "I've Been Waiting for You" is as follows:
I can't hide my secrets,
Nor can I hide my sorrows,
Just as I can't hide the joy of loving you,
I can't hide the uncertainty of separation.
I am so frank,
You shed hurt, hurt.
If one day you want to leave me,
I will not keep you,
I know you have your reasons.
If one day you say you still love me,
I'll tell you that I've actually been waiting for you.
If one day we pass by,
I will stop and
gaze at your distant back,
and tell myself that I once loved that person.
Perhaps one can love many times in one's life,
and yet there is always one person who can make us laugh the most,
cry the most, and think the deepest.
The smoke is rising, I'll wait for you at the door.
The sun is setting, I'm waiting for you on the mountain side.
When the leaves are yellow, I will wait for you under the trees.
The moon is bending, I'm waiting for you on the fifteenth.
The rain is coming, I'm waiting for you under the umbrella.
The running water is frozen, I'm waiting for you by the river.
Life is tired, I'll wait for you in heaven.
We are old, I'll wait for you in the afterlife.
What can stay together until old age,
is not only love, but also responsibility and habit.
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Yu Qiuyu Character Profile:
Yu Qiuyu, born on August 23, 1946, in Yuyao County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China, is a renowned scholar of contemporary Chinese culture, a theorist, a cultural historian, a writer and an essayist.
Graduated from the Department of Dramatic Literature of the Shanghai Theater Academy in 1966, Yu Qi Yu published his Drafts of the History of Drama Theory, Historical Account of Chinese Drama Culture, and Psychology of Drama Aesthetics in 1980.
In 1985, he became the youngest professor of liberal arts in mainland China. In 1986, he was honored as one of Shanghai's Ten Academic Elites, and in 1987, he was awarded the honorary title of Expert with Outstanding Contributions at the National Level.
Yu is known for his historical and cultural essays, and his collection of essays, "Cultural Journey", has been widely popular since its publication. He is also the author of "Notes on Mountain Dwelling", "Frosty Cold River", and "A Thousand Years of Sighing", among other prose works.