There is a house in New Orleans,
在新奧爾良有一所房子，
It's called the Rising Sun,
它叫做旭日，
It's been the ruin of a many poor girl,
它毀了許多可憐的女孩，
Great God and I for one.
我的天啊，我是其中之一。
If I had of listened to what my mother said,
如果我聽了我媽媽說的話，
I'd be at home today,
我今天會在家。
But I was young and foolish poor girl
但我那時是個年輕愚蠢的窮女孩
Let a rounder lead me astray.
讓一個浪子把我引入了歧途。
Oh mother, mother, tell me why
哦，母親，母親，告訴我為什麼
You treat that rounder cold,
你對那個浪子很冷淡。
I'd rather be that rounder's wife
我寧願做那個浪子的妻子
Than to wear your crown of gold.
也不願戴你的金冠。
Now tell my sister in Baltimore,
現在告訴我在巴爾的摩的姐姐，
Not to do as I have done
不要像我這樣做
To shun that house in New Orleans,
避開新奧爾良的那所房子，
It's called the Rising Sun.
它叫做旭日。
