Five cans of paint 五罐油漆

And the empty fields 和空场

And the dust reveals 和灰尘揭示

   

The children cry 孩子们哭了

The work never ends 工作永远不会结束

There's not a single friend 有没有一个朋友

   

Who will hold her hand 谁将会牵她的手

In the sunken lands? 在沉没的土地？

   

The mud and tears 泥和泪

Melt the cotton bolls 融棉铃

It's a heavy toll 这是一个沉重的代价

   

His words are cruel 他的话很残忍

And they sting like fire 它们蜇像火

Like the devil's choir 像魔鬼的合唱团

   

But who will hold her hand 但谁牵她的手

In the sunken lands? 在沉没的土地？

   

The river rises 该河发源于

And she sails away 她离开帆

She could never stay 她永远留

   

Now her work is done 现在她的工作就完成了

In the sunken lands 在沉没的土地

There's five empty cans 有5空罐