A Cypress Boat Songs of Yong

A cypress boat

Midstream afloat.

Two tufts of hair over his forehead,

He is my mate to whom I’ll wed.

I swear I won’t change my mind till I’m dead.

Heaven and mother,

Why don’t you understand another?

A cypress boat

By riverside afloat.

Two tufts of hair over his forehead,

He is my only mate to whom I’ll wed.

I swear I won’t change my mind though dead.

Heaven and mother,

Why don’t you understand another?