Plant flowers all around the house, front and back, and create the ideal home in your heart

I want a home, with flowers planted all around the front and back,

where every afternoon

I can doze off to the sound of cicadas,

and drink a pot of tea under the loofah trellis.

Then, you and I,

each holding a book,

each leaning against one side of the rattan chair,

staying there for a whole afternoon.

I want a home, with flowers planted all around the front and back,

where every evening,

with you holding the child,

we sit together on the stone steps in the yard,

watching the glow of the setting sun,

watching the brilliant sunset clouds,

chatting about the dreams of our youth,

and reminiscing about the embarrassing moments of childhood.

I want a home, with flowers planted all around the front and back,

where every weekend,

I can invite a bunch of friends over,

sitting together around the long wooden table in the yard,

eating the freshly ripened fruits and vegetables from the yard,

and enjoying the flowers and plants in the yard.

When it is time to leave,

cut a few half-open lilies, hydrangeas, and ranunculus,

and let them take them home to enjoy.

I want a home, with flowers planted all around the front and back,

with you and the child,

far from the noise of the world,

just living our little life carefree like this!