歌词
"Well met, well met, my own true love
“再见，再见，我的真爱
Well met, well met", cried he
再见，再见。”他哭道
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
“我才从死海上归来
All for the love of thee"
全是因为我对你的爱。
I could have married the king's daughter dear
我本可与国王的爱女成婚，
She would have married me
她本会嫁给我，
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
但我却放弃了她的金冠，
All for the love of thee
全是因为我对你的爱。”
Well, if you could have married
“假如你娶了
The king's daughter dear
国王的爱女，
I'm sure you are to blame
你一定会被谴责的。
For I am married to a house carpenter
因为我已与一位木匠结婚，
And find him a nice young man
并且发现他是一位好小伙。”
Oh, will you forsake your house carpenter
“哦，你愿意放弃你的木匠，
And go along with me?
并同我离去吗？
I'll take you to where the grass grows green
我会带你去那绿草如茵之地，
To the banks of the salt, salt sea
去那死海岸边。”
Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter
“假如我放弃了我的木匠，
And go along with thee
并随你离去，
What have you got to maintain me on
你有什么可以供养我，
And keep me from poverty?
并让我远离贫困？”
Six ships, six ships all out on the sea
“六艘船，六艘船都已在海上，
Seven more upon dry land
还有第七艘在陆地上。
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men
全部一百一十位勇敢的水手，
Will be at your command
将听从你的指令。”
She picked up her own wee babe
她抱起她的小宝宝，
Kisses gave him three
吻了他三遍，
Said, "Stay right here with my house carpenter
说道：“在这和我的木匠待在一起，
And keep him good company"
好好地陪伴他。”
Then she put on her rich attire
然后她穿上她的华服，
So glorious to behold
如此光彩夺目。
And as she trod along her way
当她步行于路上时，
She shown like the glittering gold
她如同金子般闪闪发光。
Well, they'd not been gone
“他们并没有离去，
But about two weeks
只不过离开了大约两周。
I know it was not three
我清楚不是三周。”
When this fair lady began to weep
当这位美丽的小姐开始哭泣，
She wept most bitterly
她哭得最为悲痛。
Ah, why do you weep, my fair young maid
“啊，你为何哭泣，我美丽的少女？
Weep it for your golden store?
为了你的好商店吗？
Or do you weep for your house carpenter
还是为了你再也不见的
Who never you shall see anymore?
木匠而哭泣？”
I do not weep for my house carpenter
“我并不是为了我的木匠而哭泣，
Or for any golden store
也不是为了什么好商店。
I do weep for my own wee babe
我是为了我再也见不到的
Who never I shall see anymore
自己的小宝宝而哭。”
Well, they'd not been gone
“他们并未离去，
But about three weeks
只是离开了大约三周。
I'm sure it was not four
我确定不是四周。”
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank
我们堂皇的大船断裂然后沉没，
Never to rise anymore
再也不会浮起。
One time around spun our gallant ship
我们堂皇的大船旋转了一圈，
Two times around spun she
她旋转了两圈，
Three times around spun our gallant ship
我们堂皇的大船旋转了三圈，
And sank to the bottom of the sea
然后沉入海底。
What hills, what hills are those, my love
“那些小山是什么，我的爱人，
That rise so fair and high?
如此美丽又高耸？”
Those are the hills of heaven, my love
“那些是天堂的小山，我的爱人，
But not for you and I
但不是你和我的。”
And what hills, what hills are those, my love
“那些小丘又是什么，我的爱人，
Those hills so dark and low?
如此阴暗又低矮？”
Those are the hills of hell, my love
“那些是地狱的小丘，我的爱人，
Where you and I must go
是你我的归宿。”
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