Mothers not dead, she's only a sleeping 母亲没有死，她只是一个睡觉

Just patiently waiting for Jesus to come 只需耐心等待耶稣来

The birds will be singing while Mother is sleeping 而母亲正在睡觉的鸟儿会唱歌

They will sing o'er as the grave sinks away. 他们会唱歌，把你的坟墓下沉了。

   

Well I left my old home way back in the mountains 好吧，我离开了我的老家回来的路上在山上

For mother and father had both passed away 对于母亲和父亲都过世了

We followed our mother up to the graveyard 我们跟着母亲到墓地

For mother was called to heaven that day. 对于母亲被称为天堂的那一天。

   

Oh, how we miss her around the old home place 哦，我们多么想念她周围的老家的地方

Everything seems so lonesome since she went away 一切都显得很冷清，因为她走了

Mother is sleeping way back the mountains 妈妈睡回来的路上了山

Yes mother is sleeping way back in the hills... 是妈妈在睡觉，早在山上...