A girl like a guelder rose (Song inspired by Ukrainian folk saying)

1.

A girl like a guelder rose;

how I would like one of those.

She’d take away all my woes;

my girl like a guelder rose.

2.

Her lips, like a poppy, red;

her hair bright as golden thread;

gentle as a breeze that blows,

my girl like a guelder rose.

3.

So cheerful, her soul would be,

like birds in a willow tree;

smile, bright as the starlight glows,

my girl like a guelder rose.

4.

So sweetly my girl would sing;

voice, bright as a bell that rings.

How happy I’d be to know

a girl like a guelder rose.