Ibu saat aku menulis matahari larut
Blood life streaming cross my hand
Aliran darah mengalir di tanganku
And these words, these words
Dan kata-kata ini, kata-kata ini
Hope dashed immortal hope
Harapan melambai harapan abadi
Hope streaking the canvas sky
Harapan melesat langit kanvas
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis
We joined the long caravan
Kami bergabung dengan kafilah panjang
Hungry dreaming going west
Lapar bermimpi ke barat
Just for work just to get a job
Hanya untuk bekerja hanya untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan
And we never got lucky
Dan kita tidak pernah beruntung
We just forged on
Kami hanya ditempa
And the dust the endless dust
Dan debu debu tak berujung
Like a plague it covered everything
Seperti wabah itu menutupi segalanya
Hal fell with the fever
Hal jatuh karena demam
And mother I did what I could
Dan ibu saya melakukan apa yang saya bisa
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis
We prayed we prayed for rain
Kami berdoa kami berdoa untuk hujan
I never wanted to see the sun again
Aku tidak pernah ingin melihat matahari lagi
All my dresses you made by hand
Semua gaun yang kamu buat dengan tangan
We left behind on the road
Kami tertinggal di jalan
Hal died in my arms
Hal meninggal di pelukanku
We buried him by the river
Kami menguburnya di tepi sungai
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Kutub biru jauh berkelok-kelok, saat aku menulis, saat aku menulis