What are the verses at the beginning of a song?

What are the verses at the beginning of a song?

A new song with a glass of wine, the weather is the same as last year.

The original poem and its translation are as follows

Huanxisha·A new song with a glass of wine

The author was Yan Shu, Northern Song Dynasty

Translation comparison

A new song with new lyrics and a glass of wine, the weather is the same as last year. When does the sun set?

There is no choice but the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallow returns. Small garden fragrant path wandering alone.

Translation Notes

Listening to a new song and drinking a glass of wine, is it still the same weather as last year? When will the setting sun come back? There was nothing I could do about the fallen flowers, but the returning swallow seemed familiar to me, wandering alone on the flower path in the small garden.