Oh mighty river 哦，强大的河流

The Mississippi 密西西比河

Turbulent waters 汹涌的海水

Lull me to sleep 哄我睡觉

   

Please take my hand 请牵着我的手

I will go gently 我轻轻地走

Your arms around me 你搂着我

You’ll be my man 你会是我的男人

   

The leaves are changin’ 叶子是起了变化

I cross this road 我过这条路

To make my last walk 让我最后一次散步

In that warm sunshine 在这温暖的阳光

   

Oh mighty river 哦，强大的河流

Oh Mississippi 哦，密西西比

Oh all the troubles your banks have seen 哦，一切烦恼的银行已经看到

   

Carry these stories from north to south 携带这些故事从北到南

But round these parts you’re westward bound 但是，这些圆的部分你向西绑定

   

The factories closin’ 工厂closin “

Kids have grown so fast 孩子们已经长大得太快

Lift up their woe please 提起他们的疾苦，请

As you flow past 当你流过

   

Oh witness river 呵呵见证河

You have seen it all 你已经看到了这一切

Now do your waters 现在，做你的水域

Have room for one more 有余地多了一个

   

Oh endless river 呵呵长河

As you transcend 当你超越

Please take me with you 请带我一起走

Far from this land 远离这片土地