A long, long time ago
Sudah lama sekali
On graduation day
Pada hari wisuda
You handed me your book
Anda menyerahkan buku Anda
I signed this way:
Saya menandatangani seperti ini:

“Roses are red, my love.
“Mawar merah, cintaku.
Violets are blue.
Bunga violet berwarna biru.
Sugar is sweet, my love.
Gula itu manis, cintaku.
But not as sweet as you.”
Tapi tidak secantik dirimu. “

We dated through high school.
Kami berkencan sampai SMA.
And when the big day came,
Dan saat hari besar itu tiba,
I wrote into your book,
Saya menulis ke buku Anda,
next to my name:
di samping namaku:

“Roses are red, my love.
“Mawar merah, cintaku.
Violets are blue.
Bunga violet berwarna biru.
Sugar is sweet, my love.
Gula itu manis, cintaku.
But not as sweet as you.”
Tapi tidak secantik dirimu. “

Then I went far away
Lalu aku pergi jauh
And you found someone new
Dan Anda menemukan seseorang yang baru
I read your letter dear
Aku membaca suratmu sayang
And I wrote back to you:
Dan saya membalasnya:

“Roses are red, my love.
“Mawar merah, cintaku.
Violets are blue.
Bunga violet berwarna biru.
Sugar is sweet, my love.
Gula itu manis, cintaku.
But luck may god bless you.”
Tapi keberuntungan semoga tuhan memberkatimu. “

Is that your little girl?
Apakah itu gadis kecilmu?
She looks a lot like you.
Dia terlihat sangat mirip Anda.
Someday some boy will write
Suatu hari nanti beberapa anak laki-laki akan menulis
in her book, too.
dalam bukunya juga.

“Roses are red, my love.
“Mawar merah, cintaku.
Violets are blue.
Bunga violet berwarna biru.
Sugar is sweet, my love.
Gula itu manis, cintaku.
But not as sweet as you.”
Tapi tidak secantik dirimu. “