From this valley they say you are going,
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
For they say you are taking the sunshine
Which has brightened our pathways a while.
Chorus
Come and sit by my side if you love me;
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
But remember the Red River Valley,
And the girl that has loved you so true.
I've been thinking a long time, my darling,
Of the sweet words you never would say,
Now, alas, must my fond hopes all vanish?
For they say you are going away.
Won't you think of the valley you're leaving,
Oh, how lonely and sad it will be,
Just think of the fond heart you're breaking,
And the grief you are causing to me.
From this valley they say you are going,
When you go, may your darling go too?
Would you leave her behind unprotected,
When she loves no one other than you.
As you go to your home by the ocean,
May you never forget those sweet hours,
That we spent in the Red River Valley,
And the love we exchanged 'mid the flowers.
I have promised you, darling, that never
Will a word from my lips cause you pain,
And my life, it will be yours forever,
If you only will love me again.
They will bury me where you have wandered,
Near the hills where the daffodils grow,
When you're gone from the Red River valley,
For I can't live without you I know.
- French Lyrcis -
Les pionniers sont passés avant le jour
Dans les rues du village accablé
Et mon cœur a frémi à leur pas lourd
Sur les bords de la Red River Valley
O Seigneur la roue tourne entre tes mains
Où je vais aujourd’hui je ne sais
O Seigneur la roue tourne entre tes mains
Mais je veux retrouver les pionniers
Les pionniers ont peiné pour le village
A leurs mains la vallée s’est pliée
Et mes yeux ont vu naître un barrage
Sur les bords de la Red River Valley
Les pionniers ont marqué dans la clairière
Que le pain se partage entre tous
Et ma main s’est ouverte à mes frères
Sur les bords de la Red River Valley
Les pionniers ont chanté dans la nuit claire
Que la terre est à qui la voulait
Et ma voix s’est unie à leur chant fier,
Sur les bords de la Red river Valley
Les pionniers ont promis de revenir
L’herbe pousse aujourd’hui à nos pieds
Et mon cœur s’est trouvé fait pour servir
Sur les bords de la Red River Valley
