[00:00.000] 作曲 : Kate Wolf
[00:13.103]When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away
[00:19.920]She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding day
[00:29.057]And then her mother sickened and left her on her own
[00:35.540]Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so alone"
[00:45.784]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?
[00:53.368]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
[01:02.688]When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed
[01:10.004]By Danny Jay the neighbour boy, a fine young man they said
[01:19.524]And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a son
[01:26.824]Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun
[01:36.713]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?
[01:44.340]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
[01:53.820]The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief
[02:01.521]Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any peace
[02:11.021]And even age could not erase the beauty in her face
[02:18.224]But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace
[02:26.904]And tell me
[02:28.365]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?
[02:36.068]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?
[02:45.576]Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone
[02:52.967]Some say they see her now and then on the days she goes to town
[03:02.627]If you're travelling north, there's a mailbox on the road
[03:09.795]And all it says is 'Emma Rose' in letters faint and old
[03:20.091]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?
[03:27.756]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?