There's a flower that grows in the shape of a rose

And its beauty is with me wherever I go

But its sweetness was lost in the winter's first frost

And the chill has stayed ever with me



Oh, a long time ago when the world was still bright

There was fortune far as I could see

And this blossom still shines in the heart of my mind

But it holds only sorrow for me



Oh, the bitter winds blow in a sad tremolo

And they stir 'round the memory of our long ago

But the winds have no power to blow away my sorrow

And so it sits ever with me



Chorus (twice)



And this blossom still shines in the heart of my mind

But it holds only sorrow for me