Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows.
Fair is the lily of the valley.
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne.
But my love is fairer than any.
Come over the hills my handsome Irish lad.
Come over the hills to your darling.
You choose the rose love and I’ll make the vow .
And I’ll be your true love forever.
'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that I did stray.
The moon and the stars they were shining.
The moon shone its rays on his locks of golden waves.
And he swore he'd be my love for ever.
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows.
Fair is the lily of the valley.
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne.
But my love is fairer than any.
It’s not for the departing of my sister Kate.
It’s not for the grief of my mother.
It’s all for the loss of my handsome Irish lad.
That my heart is broken for ever.
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows.
Fair is the lily of the valley.
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne.
But my love is fairer than any.
其實這首歌的歌詞,有一部份我不是很喜歡。
可能是我沒有經歷過,
還沒有遇到那樣一個人,
還不懂得真正的愛情是怎樣的吧。
不過調調我真的很喜歡,從頭到尾。