I Once Loved a Lass

I once loved a lass and I loved her so well,
我曾愛她至深，永不能忘
I hated all others who spoke of her ill,
全心全意，滿懷妒忌
But now she's rewarded me well for my love,
而我愛戀的結果如此不堪
For she's gone to be wed to another.
她馬上就要成為別人的新娘
I watched as my love did to the church go,
我凝望我愛走過教堂
With bride and bride-maidens she made a fine show,
身著禮服，伴娘環繞，光彩照人
And I followed her on with a heart full of woe,
而我滿心悲哀默默相隨
To see my love be wed to another
看著我愛成為別人的新娘
To see my love be wed to another
看著我愛成為別人的新娘
I watched as my love did sit down to dine,
我凝望我愛就座用餐
I sat down beside her and poured out the wine,
我坐在近旁斟滿酒杯
And I drank to the wee lass that should have been mine,
我為那本可以擁有的愛醉到凌晨
For now she is wed to another.
因為她馬上要做別人的新娘
Oh stop says the groomsman if you take my word
如果你願聽我言語，請緘默婚姻的誓言
Would you venture your life on the point of a sword
你是否願在刀尖上舞蹈，將生活交付給不安
For courting too slowly you have lost this fair maiden
我追逐的步伐遲緩，我終於失去了她
Begone you will never enjoy her
離別，表示再不能同歡共苦
Begone you will never enjoy her
離開，表示你永遠失去了她
The lads of yon forest, they ask it of me,
那邊森林裡的小伙子問我一個問題：
How many strawberries grow round the salt sea,
鹹澀的海邊有多少草莓在生長？
But I answer them back with a tear in my eye,
而我只有以淚眼相答：
How many ships sail in the forest?
森林那邊又有多少小船揚帆？
Go dig me a grave all large wide and deep,
給我一方寬敞的墳址
And cover it over with wild flowers sweet,
有漫漫的野花甜美地搖
And lay me down gently for to take a long sleep,
葬我於山野間長眠
For that's the best way to forget her.
唯此兩忘，別無他法
So we dug him a grave all large wide and deep,
修短各有期，生死同別離
And covered it over with wild flowers sweet,
揚此一抔土
And we laid him down gently for to take his long sleep,
泉址會相隨
And maybe by now he's forgotten.
也許他可以忘記了
And maybe by now he's forgotten.
也許他終於忘記了