Go son, go down to the water 围棋子，再往水

And see the women weeping there 而看到女人哭有

Then go up into the mountains 再上去进山

The men, they are weeping too 这些人，他们也哭

   

Father, why are all the women weeping? 爸爸，为什么所有的女人哭？

They are all weeping for their men 他们都在哭泣的男人

Then why are all the men there weeping? 那为什么所有的男人那里哭？

They are weeping back at them 他们哭泣回到他们

   

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

A song in which to weep 在哭泣之歌

While all the men and women sleep 虽然所有的男人和女人睡觉

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长

   

Father, why are all the children weeping? 爸爸，为什么所有的孩子哭？

They are merely crying son 他们只是哭儿子

O, are they merely crying, father? O，是他们只是哭，爸爸？

Yes, true weeping is yet to come 是的，真正的哭泣都还没来

   

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

A song in which to weep 在哭泣之歌

While all the little children sleep 虽然所有的小孩子睡觉

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长

   

O father tell me, are you weeping? 哦，父亲告诉我，你哭什么？

Your face seems wet to touch 你的脸看起来湿碰

O then I'm so sorry, father Ø那么我很抱歉，父亲

I never thought I hurt you so much 我从来没有想过我伤害了你这么多

   

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

A song in which to weep 在哭泣之歌

While we rock ourselves to sleep 当我们晃动自己睡

This is a weeping song 这是一个哭泣的歌

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长

But I won't be weeping long 但我不会哭泣长