1. The water-bearer walks with her jug
Graceful in her stride amid the crowds

2. Like a red flower bouquet
For a leader who became an army for her

3. If not for the poise of her neck beneath it
And the swaying of her hips carrying it

4. I would worry for her from its weight
Though she’d rebuke if her people complained of the hot weather

5. Oh water, what good are you in a jug
If you wished, you could be in people's eyes

6. And if a pillar bore you
He would gain honor and highest station

7. I hope you seek kindness
Oh water, to water the valleys of love