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Down by the Salley Gardens |
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zǒu jìn shā lì huā yuán |
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My love and I did meet |
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wǒ hé wǒ de ài rén xiāng yù |
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She passed the Salley Gardens |
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tā chuān yuè shā lì huā yuán |
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With little snowwhite feet |
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tà zhe xuě bái de xiān zú |
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She bid me take love easy |
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tā qǐng wǒ qīng róu de duì dài zhè fèn qíng |
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As the leaves grow on the tree |
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xiàng yī wēi zài shù shàng de qún yè |
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But I being young and foolish |
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dàn wǒ shì rú cǐ nián qīng ér wú zhī |
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With her did not agree |
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bù céng xì tīng tā de xīn shēng |
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In a field by the river |
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zài hé liú pàn de kuàng yě |
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My love and I did stand |
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wǒ hé wǒ de ài rén bìng jiān zhù lì |
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And on my leaning shoulder |
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zài wǒ de wēi qīng de jiān bǎng |
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She laid her snowwhite hand |
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shì tā róu bái de shǒu suǒ yǐ |
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She bid me take life easy |
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tā qǐng wǒ zhēn zhòng shēng mìng |
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As the grass grows on the weirs |
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xiàng shēng zhǎng zài hé yàn de rèn cǎo |
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But I was young and foolish |
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dàn wǒ shì rú cǐ nián qīng ér wú zhī |
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And now am full of tears |
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rú jīn zhǐ shèng xià wú xiàn de lèi shuǐ |