On October 23rd, 1978 在1978年10月23日

I lost a loved one and I confess, I cried 我失去了心爱的人，我承认，我哭了

In the joyous celebration of the lady and her music 在夫人和她的音乐的欢乐庆典

There were tears in the Holston River when Maybelle Carter died. 有泪水在霍尔斯顿河时，梅贝尔·卡特死亡。

   

Then walking down that river road, I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets 然后走在河边路上，我看到了晶莹的泪花，水滴形

Silver beads of love sparklin' on the river side 爱sparklin “河上的侧银珠

And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds for the love that was behind 'em 我敢打赌，他们转向钻石，这是时间背后的爱情

There were tears in the Holston River when Mother Maybelle died. 有泪水在霍尔斯顿河时，梅贝尔母亲去世。

   

Then on January 8th, 1979 然后在1979年1月8日

We lost Sara Carter and the pain was multiplied 我们失去了萨拉·卡特和痛苦乘以

Down below that old Clinch Mountain, we laid her at Mount Vernon 向下跌破这一老紧抱山，我们奠定了她在芒特弗农

There were tears in the Holston River when Sara Carter died. 有泪水在霍尔斯顿河时，莎拉·卡特死亡。

   

Then walking down that river road, I saw crystal tear-shaped droplets 然后走在河边路上，我看到了晶莹的泪花，水滴形

Silver beads of love sparklin' in the riverside 爱sparklin “在江边银珠

And I'll just bet they turn to diamonds for the love that was behind 'em 我敢打赌，他们转向钻石，这是时间背后的爱情

There were tears in the Holston River when Maybelle and Sara died. 有泪水在霍尔斯顿河时，梅贝尔和Sara死了。

There were tears in the Holston River when Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter died. 有泪水在霍尔斯顿河时，母亲梅贝尔和莎拉·卡特死亡。