原始歌词 (English)
The Water Is Wide
The water is wide I cannot cross o’er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was a mighty tree
But first it bent and then it broke
Just as my love proved false to me
There is a ship that sails the sea
It’s loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I’m in
I know not if I sink or swim
Oh, love is handsome, love is kind
Love is a jewel while it is new
But when it’s old it grows so cold
And fades away like morning dew
The water is wide I cannot cross o’er
And neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that will carry two
And both shall row, my love and I