You are beautiful, small, and shy

You are the girl whose eyes met mine just as your boat sailed by

This I know of you, nothing more

You are the girl whose eyes met mine passing the river shore



You are the girl whose laugh I heard

Silver and soft and bright

Soft as the fall of lotus leaves

Brushing the air of night



While your flower boat sailed away

Gently your eyes looked back on mine

Clearly you heard me say

"You are the girl I will love some day"



While your flower boat sailed away

Gently your eyes looked back on mine

Clearly you heard me say

"You are the girl I will love some day