I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish,
我希望，我希望
but it's all in vain
儘管都是徒勞
I wish I was a maid again
我希望我青春猶在
But a maid again I never can be
我知道這是不可能的
Till apples grow on an orange tree
除非烏頭白，馬生角
I wish my baby it was born
我希望我那未能出生的孩子
And smiling on its daddy's knee
能夠在父親身邊歡笑
Then I would go to yon churchyard
那樣我便死而無憾
And let the long green grass grow over me
九泉之下，我以草為裳
When my apron-strings hung low
當我青春年少時
He followed me through frost and snow
我們曾是燕侶鶯儔
But now my apron's to my chin
然而當我我年華不再
He goes on by and says nothing
他不辭而別
Oh grief, oh grief,
唉，上蒼啊
please tell me why
能告訴我為何如此嗎
That girl has more gold than I
那個富家千金
More gold than I, more beauty, more fame
她富有又貌美，眾星捧月
Yet for her it will be the same
我又怎能比得上她呢
So I wish, I wish,
我希望，我希望
but it's all in vain
儘管都是徒勞
I wish I was a maid again
我希望我容顏未改
But a maid again I never can be
我知道這是不可能的
Till apples grow on an orange tree
除非枝末生根，枯木生花
I wish, I wish,but it's all in vain
我希望，儘管都是徒勞
I wish I was a maid again
我希望我芳華未改
I wish, I wish, but it's all in vain
我希望，儘管都是徒勞
I wish I was a maid again
我希望他還在我身邊
I wish, I wish,
我希望，我希望
but it's all in vain
儘管都是徒勞
I wish I was a maid again
我希望我還是那個少女
But a maid again I never can be
我知道這是不可能的
Till apples grow on an orange tree
除非煎水作冰，山童石爛