It was in the merry month of May
这是个快乐的五月
When green bugs were a-swelling
绿色的小虫开始长大
Sweet William on his death bed lay
亲爱的William静静地等待死亡
For the love of Barbriallen
为了Barbriallen的爱
He sent his servant to the town
他派遣他的仆人到小镇
The place where she'd been dwelling
那是她曾经居住的地方
Say master dear has sent me here
仆人说 是我家的主人让我来这里的
If your name be Barbriallen
如果你就是Barbriallen
And slowly slowly she got up
她缓缓起身
And slowly she went to him
慢慢走到他跟前
And all she said when she got there
然后她说
Young man I think you are dying
年轻人 我想你快要死了
Oh don't you remember the other day
你不记得那一天了吗
When we where in a tavern
我们在酒馆里
You drank your health to the ladies there
你向在座所有的女士敬酒
And you slided Barbriallen
然后你走到Barbriallen的身边
He turned his face unto the wall
他转过脸对着墙壁
He turned his back upon her
背对着她
Adieu adieu to all my friends
再见了 我所有的朋友
Be kind to Barbriallen
要善待Barbriallen
She looked to the east she looked to the west
她左顾右盼
She saw his corpse a-coming
她看到他的尸体运来了
Oh put him down for me she cried
她哭着说 把他放在这里
That I may gaze upon him
我可以好好看看他
The more she looked the more she grieved
她越看就越伤心
She bursted it out in crying
她忍不住失声痛哭
Oh pick me up and carry me home
来接我回家吧
For I feel like I am dying
我觉得我快要死了
They buried sweet Willy in the old church yard
他们把Willy葬在老教堂后面
And Barbara in the new one
Barbara在新教堂
From Willy's grave there grew a rose
在Willy的墓前生长着一朵玫瑰
From Barbara's a green briar
Barbara的墓前长着一根青藤
They grew and they grew on the old church wall
它们生长在老教堂的墙上
And could not grow no higher
不能再长得更高了
And there they tied in a true love's knot
在这里他们的真爱得以完结
The rose bush and the briar
玫瑰丛和荆棘