The water is wide, I cannot cross over

河水宽阔，我无法穿越

And neither have I wings to fly

我甚至也没有飞翔的羽翼

Give me a boat that will carry two

给我一艘双人的小船

And both shall row, my love and I 

吾爱和我，将一起划桨渡河

I leaned my back against an oak

背靠在一棵橡树上

Thinking it was a mighty1 tree

我以为它是一棵强壮的树

But first it bent2, and then it broke

但树身先是弯曲，然后折断

Just as my love proved false to me 

如同我的爱已证明是虚假的

There is a ship that sails the sea

一艘航向大海的船只

It's loaded deep, as deep can be

它极尽所能载满货物，吃水极深

But not so deep as the love I'm in

却不像我陷溺其中的爱那样深

I know not if I sink or swim 

不知道我会沉下去还是悠游其中

Oh, love is handsome, love is kind

噢，爱是美丽的，爱是仁慈的

Love is a jewel when it is new

当爱仍新颖光鲜，它像珠宝一般

But when it's old, it grows so cold

但当它老去，它会逐渐冰冷

And fades away like morning dew

然后，像朝露般消失无踪

对我来说就是世界末日