1st Verse
Water bird dances
in the blue sky
Eya-deya, row quickly
let’s go find my beloved
Set the boat afloat,
gently carrying youth
Here by the Hwangpo River,
red with sunset
Eya-deya, row quickly
let’s go find my beloved
Faraway, endless blue sea,
Where is my beloved?
2nd Verse
Bright moonlight dances
upon the water
Eya-deya, row quickly
let’s go hometown
with a fair wind and the raised sail,
cutting through the waves
When I look afar,
even the sky feels distant
Eya-deya, row quickly
let’s go hometown
Where are the mountains
and rivers of the hometown?
Korean Art Song Learning Center 