Slowly the water flows,
Firewood can’t be carried away.
You’re afraid of your foes,
Why don’t you in garrison stay?
How much for home I yearn!
O when may I return?
Slowly the water flows,
No thorn can be carried away.
You’re afraid of your foes,
Why don’t you in army camps stay?
How much for home I yearn!
O when may I return?
Slowly the water flows,
Rushes can’t be carried away.
You’re afraid of your foes,
Why don’t you in army tents stay?
How much for home I yearn?
O when may I return?