The ladies would put the baskets on the table 女士们会把篮子放在桌子上

And the men would sit beneath a shady tree 而男人会坐在下方的树荫

The children would listen to a fable 孩子们会听一则寓言

While something else came through to me 虽然别的都挺过来了我

The river got no end, just roll around the bend 这条河有没有结束，只是打滚弯曲

Then pretty soon the women would all join in 然后很快的妇女都会参加

On the river hymn... 河上的赞歌......

   

The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river 全会众正站在河岸边

We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks 我们聚集在这里，给一点感谢感谢

   

The voice of the rapids will echo 激流的声音会响应

And ricochet like an old water well 和弹像一个老水井

Who d ever want to let go 谁ð永远不想放手

Once you sit beneath its spell 当你坐在它的咒语之下

It's dark and wide and deep, towards the sea it creeps 这是黑暗的，宽而深，面朝大海它爬行

I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin 我很高兴我带了我的曼陀林

To play the river hymn... 打河的赞歌......

   

You can ride on it or drink it 你可以骑在上面或者喝

Poison it or dam it 毒死它，或者它大坝

Fish in it and wash in it 鱼在里面洗，并在其

Swim in it and you can die in it 游在它，你可以在它死

Run, you river, run 运行，河流，运行

   

Son, you ain't never seen yourself 儿子，你是不是从来没有见过自己

No crystal mirror can show it clear, come over here instead 没有水晶镜面能显示清楚，到这边来，而不是

Son, you ain't never eased yourself 儿子，你是不是从来没有得到缓解自己

Til you laid it down in a river bed 直到你在河床铺设下来

If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone 如果你听到一个孤独的无人机，这是共同的石头

And gets louder as the day grows dim 并得到响亮的日益增长暗淡

That's the river hymn... 这是河的赞歌......

   

The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river 全会众正站在河岸边

We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks 我们聚集在这里，给一点感谢感谢