I am a young sailor, my story is sad
我是一个年轻的水手，我有着忧伤的故事
For once I was carefree and a bold sailor lad
从前我是一位无忧无虑,年少轻狂的少年
I courted a lassie by night and by day
我日夜惦记着我那亲爱的姑娘
But now she has left me and gone far away
但现在她离我远去
Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
如果我是一只黑色的海鸟，能够鸣叫与歌唱
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
我将跟随我心底真爱航船的航线
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
我将在帆缆的顶端建造我的小窝
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white *
我将在她如百合般洁白的胸口展翅
Or if I was a scholar and could handle a pen
如果我是一位文笔流畅的学者
One secret love letter to my true love I'd send
我将传递我那秘密的爱给我的真爱
And I'd tell of my sorrow, my grief and my pain
我将告诉她我的悲伤，我的忧愁和痛苦
Since she's gone and left me in yon flowery glen
在她离开我到你的花之峡谷之前
Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
如果我是一只黑色的海鸟，能够鸣叫与歌唱
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
我将跟随我心底真爱航船的航线
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
我将在帆缆的顶端建造我的小窝
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white *
我将在她如百合般洁白的胸口展翅
I sailed o'er the ocean, my fortune to seek
我出海寻求我的财富
Though I missed her caress and her kiss on my cheek
尽管我错过了她的爱抚和她的吻
I returned and I told her my love was still warm
我回来后告诉她我的爱还温暖如初
But she turned away lightly and great was her scorn
但她轻轻地,毫不犹豫地离开了我
Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
如果我是一只黑色的海鸟，能够鸣叫与歌唱
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
我将跟随我心底真爱航船的航线
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
我将在帆缆的顶端建造我的小窝
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white *
我将在她如百合般洁白的胸口展翅
I offered to take her to Donnybrook Fair
我希望能把她带到Donnybrook集市上
And to buy her fine ribbons to tie up her hair
为她购买上好的缎带佩带在她的秀发之上
I offered to marry and to stay by her side
我期待迎娶她并永远陪伴在她身旁
But she said in the morning she sailed with the tide
但她早晨对我说她将随波逐流
Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
如果我是一只黑色的海鸟，能够鸣叫与歌唱
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
我将跟随我心底真爱航船的航线
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
我将在帆缆的顶端建造我的小窝
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white *
我将在她如百合般洁白的胸口展翅
My parents they chide me, and will not agree
我的双亲斥责我，他们不会同意我们的婚事
Saying that me and my false love married should never be
并说我和我错误的爱情婚姻将永远不会实现
Ah but let them deprive me, or let them do what they will
啊...但是让他们剥夺我的一切吧，或者让他们希望的一切都实现
While there's breath in my body, she's the one that I love still
只要我的身体还能呼吸，她就将永远是我唯一的爱
Oh if I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing
如果我是一只黑色的海鸟，能够鸣叫与歌唱
I'd follow the vessel my true love sails in
我将跟随我心底真爱航船的航线
And in the top rigging I would there build my nest
我将在帆缆的顶端建造我的小窝
And I'd flutter my wings o'er her lily-white *
我将在她如百合般洁白的胸口展翅… |
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