When the sun rises over the mountains And my tears turn the colour of gold Not even the blue of the ocean Can compare to the shade of my soul Every day, every night, I am crying For my loved one has gone away To faraway lands for the money Had he stayed we might all have died
Many days, many weeks, many months now And I haven't heard from him not a word The waves toss me back many rumors That my husband won't likely be back Then one morning in the dead of winter Wedged in the door a tattered old letter It must have been left by a sailor Who did good on a promise to honour
dearest wife dearest son dearest daughter I am writing with the shakiest of hands If you ever get this letter Then I never have made it to land When the sun rises over the mountains And my tears turn the colour of gold Not even the blue of the ocean Can compare to the shade of my soul Not even the blue of the ocean Can compare to the shade of my soul
[00:24.520]When the sun rises over the mountains [00:30.530]And my tears turn the colour of gold [00:36.170]Not even the blue of the ocean [00:41.920]Can compare to the shade of my soul [00:47.600]Every day, every night, I am crying [00:53.430]For my loved one has gone away [00:59.230]To faraway lands for the money [01:04.959]Had he stayed we might all have died [01:16.230] [01:21.251]Many days, many weeks, many months now [01:26.471]And I haven't heard from him not a word [01:32.970]The waves toss me back many rumors [01:38.652]That my husband won't likely be back [01:44.172]Then one morning in the dead of winter [01:49.783]Wedged in the door a tattered old letter [01:55.452]It must have been left by a sailor [02:01.049]Who did good on a promise to honour [02:08.891] [02:29.361]dearest wife dearest son dearest daughter [02:35.202]I am writing with the shakiest of hands [02:41.010]If you ever get this letter [02:46.553]Then I never have made it to land [02:52.282]When the sun rises over the mountains [02:58.101]And my tears turn the colour of gold [03:03.951]Not even the blue of the ocean [03:09.790]Can compare to the shade of my soul [03:15.501]Not even the blue of the ocean [03:21.631]Can compare to the shade of my soul [03:28.242] [03:30.201]
