歌词与中文翻译
A farmer there lived in the north country(a hey ho bonny o)
一位农夫住在北方村庄（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And he had daughters one, two, three(The swans swim so bonny o)
他有一，二，三共三个女儿（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
These daughters they walked by the river's brim(a hey ho bonny o)
当这些女儿们走在河畔时（哎美丽又优雅唷）
The eldest pushed the youngest in(The swans swim so bonny o)
长女将幺女推入河中（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand(with a hey ho a bonny o)
“姐姐啊姐姐，求你伸出援手，”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And I will give you house and land(the swans swim so bonny o)
“我将以我的房屋和土地为报。”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
I'll give you neither hand nor glove(with a hey ho a bonny o)
“我不会给你我的援手，我连手套都不会给你，”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
Unless you give me your own true love(the swans swim so bonny o)
“除非你将你的真爱拱手予我。”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
落水的姑娘时沉时浮（哎美丽又优雅唷）
Until she came to a miller's dam(the swans swim so bonny o)
直至来到磨坊主的堤坝（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
The miller's daughter, dressed in red(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
磨坊主的女儿一身红装（哎美丽又优雅唷）
She went for some water to make some bread(the swans swim so bonny o)
去岸旁取水来做些面包（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
“父亲啊父亲，那儿游来一只天鹅”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
It's very like a gentle woman(the swans swim so bonny o)
“它真像一位优雅的淑女。”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
They placed her on the bank to dry(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
他们将她置于岸上风干（哎美丽又优雅唷）
There came a harper passing by(the swans swim so bonny o)
有位竖琴师打这儿经过（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
He made harp pins of her fingers fair(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
用她美好的指来做竖琴底座（哎美丽又优雅唷）
He made harp strings of her golden hair(the swans swim so bonny o)
用她金色的羽发编织琴弦（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
He made a harp of her breast bone(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
将她的胸骨打磨成琴身（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And straight it began to play alone(the swans swim so bonny o)
竖琴制成后立即自行弹奏起来（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
He brought it to her father's hall(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
他把它带到她父亲的厅堂（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And there was the court, assembled all(the swans swim so bonny o)
在庭院之中，所有人齐聚一堂（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
He laid the harp upon a stone(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
竖琴师将竖琴放在石上（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And straight it began to play alone(the swans swim so bonny o)
竖琴便立即自行弹奏起来（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
And there does sit my father the King(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
“在那儿坐着的是我的父王，”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And yonder sits my mother the Queen(the swans swim so bonny o)
“那一边则坐着我的母后，”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
And there does sit my brother Hugh(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
“我的兄弟休，他坐在那里，”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
And by him William, sweet and true(the swans swim so bonny o)
“在他身边的是威廉，我甜美的挚爱，”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）
And there does sit my false sister, Anne(with a hey ho and a bonny o)
“还有我虚伪的姐姐，安，”（哎美丽又优雅唷）
Who drowned me for the sake of a man(the swans swim so bonny o)
“那为了一个男子将我溺杀的人。”（天鹅游得美丽又优雅唷）