Twas in the merry month of May 在欢快的五月TWAS

When green buds all were swelling, 当绿色的芽都肿了，

Sweet William on his death bed lay 甜威廉对他的逝世躺在床上

For love of Barbara Allen. 对于爱情芭芭拉·艾伦。

   

He sent his servant to the town 他派他的仆人镇

To the place where she was dwelling, 到了那里，她居住的地方，

Saying you must come, to my master dear 说你一定要来，我亲爱的主人

If your name be Barbara Allen. 如果你的名字是芭芭拉·艾伦。

   

So slowly, slowly she got up 所以慢慢的，慢慢的，她站起身来

And slowly she drew nigh him, 慢慢地，她挨近他，

And the only words to him did say 而唯一的话他没有说

Young man I think you're dying. 年轻人，我认为你死。

   

He turned his face unto the wall 他转脸对墙

And death was in him welling, 和死亡在他夺眶而出，

Good-bye, good-bye, to my friends all 再见，再见，我的朋友都

Be good to Barbara Allen. 是很好的芭芭拉·艾伦。

   

When he was dead and laid in grave 当他已经死了，并奠定了在坟墓

She heard the death bells knelling 她听到了死亡的钟声knelling

And every stroke to her did say 和每一个行程对她说过

Hard hearted Barbara Allen. 硬心肠芭芭拉·艾伦。

   

Oh mother, oh mother go dig my grave 哦，妈妈，哦，妈妈去挖我的坟墓

Make it both long and narrow, 使其既长且窄，

Sweet William died of love for me 甜威廉死于爱我

And I will die of sorrow. 我会死的悲哀。

   

And father, oh father, go dig my grave 和父亲，哦，爸爸，去挖我的坟墓

Make it both long and narrow, 使其既长且窄，

Sweet William died on yesterday 甜威廉昨天去世

And I will die tomorrow. 我明天就会死去。

   

Barbara Allen was buried in the old churchyard 芭芭拉·艾伦被埋葬在老教堂

Sweet William was buried beside her, 甜威廉被安葬在她身边，

Out of sweet William's heart, there grew a rose 出甜蜜的威廉的心脏，有增长的玫瑰

Out of Barbara Allen's a briar. 出芭芭拉·艾伦是一个荆棘。

   

They grew and grew in the old churchyard 他们越做越大的老教堂

Till they could grow no higher 直到他们可以种植不高

At the end they formed, a true lover's knot 在他们最终形成一个真正的爱人的心结

And the rose grew round the briar. 和玫瑰生长轮荆棘。