歌词
It was in the merry month of May
那是一个五月
When green buds all were swelling
嫩绿的花苞悄然开放
Sweet William on his death-bed lay
威廉躺在他临终的床上
For the love of Barbara Allen
他爱着芭芭拉·艾伦
他派他的仆人去小镇里
He sent his servant to the town
找到她住的地方
To the place where she was dwelling
“我的主人一再交代让我给你捎句话
The master sayin again he sends for you
你是芭芭拉·艾伦吗？”
If your name be Barb'ry Allen
她慢慢地，慢慢地站起来
又慢慢地走到向他
当她来到他床边，她开始诉说她想说的一切
年轻人，我相信你将要死去了
So slowly slowly she got up
噢，是的，我已经老了，已经很老了
And slowly she came nigh him
死神就在我住的地方
And all she said when she got there
没有比这更糟了
Young man, I believe you're dying
如果我知道芭芭拉·艾伦
噢，是的，你独自一个人，你很孤独
死神就在你住的地方
Oh yes, I'm old, I'm very old
没有比这更糟了
And death is on me dwelling
因为你得不到芭芭拉·艾伦
No better, no better than I never be
噢，你还记得那里的小镇吗
If I can have Barb'ry Allen
你在那小镇上喝酒
一杯又一杯地喝
但不是为了芭芭拉·艾伦
Oh yes, you're alone, you're very alone
噢，是的，我记得那个小镇
And death is on you dwelling
我在那小镇上喝酒
No better, no better, you will never be
我拼命地喝，和周围所有的女士喝
For you can't get Barbry Allen
唯独怠慢芭芭拉·艾伦
他苍白的脸转向墙壁
死神就在他住的地方
Oh don't you rememberin yonders town
我愿意，我愿意，你去周围看看
In yonders town a-drinking
我愿意，亲爱的芭芭拉·艾伦
You passed your glass all around and around
当她的双眼穿过田野时
But not to Barb'ry Allen
丧钟声响起了
每一个死亡音符都在响起
芭芭拉·艾伦是那么的硬心肠
Oh, yes, I remember in yonders town
噢，我的母亲，噢，我的母亲，为我弄一张床
In yonders town a-drinking
一张又长又窄的床
I drank my health to the ladies all around
今天亲爱的威廉为我而死去
And slighted Barbr'y Allen
明天我将会为他而死去
噢，对了，他埋葬在一个老教堂墓地里
她将埋葬在他的身旁
一株红玫瑰从一颗珍珠里长出来
He turned his pale face to the wall
一株也蔷薇也从这颗珍珠里长出来
And death was on him dwelling
噢，它们长啊长，一直长到老教堂的塔楼上
I do, I do, you go neighbors all
现在没有地方让它们再往上长了
I do sweet Barbr'y Allen
它们紧紧地缠绕在一起，系成了一个真爱之结
红玫瑰，怀抱着，野蔷薇
As she was glim across the fields
The glance of bells were knelling
And every tone the death bell ring
Hard hearted Barbr'y Ellen
O mother, O mother, make my bed
Go make it both long an' narrow
Sweet Willie died for me today
And I'll die for him tomorrow
O he was buried in the old churchyard
And she was buried, anigh him
And out of this pearl grew a red, red rose
A out of pearl's a brier
O they grew, and they grew up the old church tower
'Til they could grow no higher
They let them tied in a true loves knot
Red rose wrapped around the brier
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