Many, many years ago,
 When I was a little child, 
 Mama told me you should know, 
 Our world is [bad word] and wild, 
 But to make your way through cold and heat 
 Love is all that you need 

I believed her every word, 
 More than anything I heard 
 But I was too scared to lose my fun 
 I began to cry a lot 
 And she gave me apricots 
 Kisses of the earth, [bad word] of the sun 

Apricot stone, 
 Hidden in my hand 
 Given back to me 
 From the motherland 
 Apricot stone, 
 I will drop it down 
 In the frozen ground 
 I’ll just let it make its round 

Apricot stone, 
 Hidden in my hand 
 Given back to me 
 From the motherland 
 Apricot stone 

Now I see the northern stars 
 Shining brightly in the storm 
 And I’ve got an avatar 
 Of my love to keep me warm 
 Now I’m not afraid of violent winds 
 They may blow 
 They can’t win 

May the winter stay away 
 From my harvest night and day 
 May God bless 
 And keep my cherished [bad word] 
 Grow my tree up to the sky, 
 Once I waved my home goodbye 
 I just wanna go back to my roots 

Apricot stone, 
 Hidden in my hand 
 Given back to me 
 From the motherland 
 Apricot stone, 
 I will drop it down 
 In the frozen ground 
 I’ll just let it make its round 

Apricot stone, 
 Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand) 
 Given back to me (Given, given back to me ) 
 From the motherland 
 Apricot stone 
 Hidden in my hand 
 Given back to me 
 From the motherland 

Apricot stone