Red River Valley

Sing by Leaf and an unknown singer

From this valley they say you are going,
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while.


Come and sit by my side if you love me;
Do not hasten to bid me adieu,
But remember the Red River Valley,
And the girl that has loved you so true.


Won't you think of the valley you're leaving,
Oh, how lonely how sad it will be,
For you think of the fond heart you're breaking,
And the grief you are causing to me.

As you go to your home by the ocean,
May you never forget those sweet hours,
That we spent in the Red River Valley,
And the love we exchanged 'mid the flowers.

红河谷 歌曲背景

这首已流传了一个世纪的歌曲，人们对于它的诞生地依旧颇多争议。有人认为歌中唱的“红河”是指德克萨斯州的红河，所以1936年和1941年拍摄的与歌曲《红河谷》同名的影片，就是以德克萨斯州的红河为外景，并且把《红河谷》作为主题旋律贯串于整部影片。也有人认为“红河”是指纽约州的莫哈河，因为有位开拓者杰姆斯•克瑞根于1896年发表的一首填词歌曲就和这首《红河谷》内容极为相似。还有人认为，红河是指由加拿大西部流入温尼佩格湖的那条河流……

但通常人们总把这首歌视为加拿大民歌。