[00:00.000] 作曲 : Kate Wolf[00:13.103]When Emma Rose was ten years old, her father passed away[00:19.920]She cried to think he'd never see her on her wedding day[00:29.057]And then her mother sickened and left her on her own[00:35.540]Saying, "Emma Rose, it grieves me to leave you so alone"[00:45.784]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?[00:53.368]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?[01:02.688]When Emma Rose was sixteen years, she was courted and wed[01:10.004]By Danny Jay the neighbour boy, a fine young man they said[01:19.524]And in the flowering of their love, Emma had a son[01:26.824]Danny left one morning before the rising of the sun[01:36.713]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?[01:44.340]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?[01:53.820]The years went by and Emma Rose grew bitter in her grief[02:01.521]Of all the men who came and went, none gave her any peace[02:11.021]And even age could not erase the beauty in her face[02:18.224]But Emma Rose had eyes for one who left without a trace[02:26.904]And tell me[02:28.365]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?[02:36.068]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?[02:45.576]Emma lives alone now, the child is grown and gone[02:52.967]Some say they see her now and then on the days she goes to town[03:02.627]If you're travelling north, there's a mailbox on the road[03:09.795]And all it says is 'Emma Rose' in letters faint and old[03:20.091]How long, how long, will it be 'til you're returning?[03:27.756]How long, how long, must I keep the candles burning?