诉说 (sù shuō): to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)

She sat by her mother's sickbed, softly recounting the hardships she had endured working away from home all these years.

After not seeing each other for years, the old friends couldn't wait to pour out all the troubles in their families.

In this memoir, the old man recounted in plain language the various experiences he had during the war years.

Late at night, he called the hotline and told the counselor about his long-term suffering from insomnia.

Music is his way of expressing emotions; every piece he plays recounts the sorrow in his heart.