Listen now children a story I'll tell 现在听孩子讲故事时，我会告诉

Of a woman they called Anna Lee 一个女人，他们叫安娜·李

She had a fine son and she raised him up well 她有一个好儿子，她扶他起来好

And a daughter as lovely as she 和女儿一样可爱，因为她

   

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day 我会回报给你，亲爱的，在今天的调光

As the sparrow returns to her nest 至于她窝麻雀回报

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby 我会回到你做梦每个摇篮曲

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast 握住你的甜蜜疲惫的头我的乳房

   

She sang to her darlings a sweet lullaby 她唱她的宝贝甜蜜的摇篮曲

As the cool evening shadows grow long 由于晚上凉爽的阴影留长

Angels and nightingales gather at night 天使与夜莺聚集在夜间

Just to hear mother Anna Lee's song 只听见母亲安娜·李的歌

   

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day 我会回报给你，亲爱的，在今天的调光

As the sparrow returns to her nest 至于她窝麻雀回报

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby 我会回到你做梦每个摇篮曲

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast 握住你的甜蜜疲惫的头我的乳房

   

I heard it one morning she rode into town 我合一早上听到她乘坐进城

To tend to her dear sister there 趋向于她亲爱的妹妹有

She kissed her two babies on check and on brow 她吻了她的两个孩子在检查和额头上

And left them with nary a care 并给他们留下进制护理

   

The wind it did rise and the rain it did fall 风它确实上升了，它的确下降雨

The river, a shadowy wave 这条河，一个朦胧的波

Anna Lee never heard danger's dark call 安娜·李从来没有听说过危险的黑暗通话

And was swept to her watery grave 而被扫到她溺死

   

I'll return to you, dear, in the dimming of day 我会回报给你，亲爱的，在今天的调光

As the sparrow returns to her nest 至于她窝麻雀回报

I'll return to you dreaming with each lullaby 我会回到你做梦每个摇篮曲

Hold your sweet weary head to my breast 握住你的甜蜜疲惫的头我的乳房