歌词与中文翻译
Passetyme with gude companye,Pastime with good company,
我的一生
I love, and shall until I dye.I love, and shall until I die.
应常与朋友一起消磨时光
Gruch who wyll, but none deny,Grudge who will, but none deny,
我可怨恨邪恶之人，但不该回避他们
So God be pleeyd, thus lyfe wyll I.So God be pleased, thus live will I.
这才是上帝所喜悦的生活
For my pastaunce:For my pastance:
我的一生
Hunt, syng, and daunce,Hunt, sing, and dance,
狩猎，唱歌，跳舞
My hert ys sett!My heart is set!
方可安定我心
All gudely sport,All goodly sport,
既然所有的好友
Fore my comfort,For my comfort,
都能使我愉快
Who shall me lett?Who shall me let?
那我究竟该选谁，来与我相伴？
Youth wyll have nedes dalyaunce,Youth must have some dalliance,
年轻人必须娱乐自我
Of gude or yll some pastaunce,Of good or ill some pastance.
不论是否有所过错
Companye me thynketh them best,Company me thinks them best,
我认为朋友们总是最好的
All thouts and fansyes to dygest.All thoughts and fancies to digest.
因此我乐于领悟他们的爱好与想法
For ydleness,For idleness,
既然“无聊”
Ys chef mastresIs chief mistress
滋生了
Of vyces all:Of vices all:
一切罪恶
Than who can say,Then who can say,
那么谁又能说
But myrth and playBut mirth and play,
只有欢笑与嬉戏
Ys best of all?Is best of all?
才是世上最好的东西？
Companye with honeste,Company with honesty,
结交真诚的朋友是一种美德
Ys vertu, vyce to flee.Is virtue, vice to flee.
它使我远离罪恶
Companye ys gude or yll,Company is good and ill,
朋友也许有好有坏
But ev'ry man hath hys frewylle.But every man has his free will.
但每个人都该有自我表达的自由
The best ensyue,The best ensue,
好的就该追求
The worst eschew,The worst eschew,
坏的就该回避
My mynd shall be:My mind shall be:
我心就应
Vertue to use,Virtue to use,
追求美德
Vyce to refuse,Vice to refuse,
逃离罪孽
Thus shall I use me!Thus shall I use me!
就该如此！