In London town where I was born 在伦敦城里我出生的地方

There lived a fair maid dwellin' 住着一个公平的女佣dwellin “

Made every youth cry well away 尽一切的青春呐喊得好远

And her name was Barbara Allen 和她的名字是芭芭拉·艾伦

   

I sent a servant to your town 我派一个仆人到你的城市

Where Barbara she was dwellin' 芭芭拉在那里她被dwellin

My master sent and he sent for you 我的主人派他送你

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

   

T'was in the merry month of May Twas在欢快的五月

When all the flowers were a-bloomin' 当所有的花都是A- bloomin “

A young man on his death bed lay 一名年轻男子在他的死亡躺在床上

For the love of Barbara Allen 芭芭拉·艾伦的爱

   

Oh Nellie Mae on her way home 尼尔森美在她回家的路上哦

Were the words so sweet love singin' 人字如此甜蜜的爱情欢唱

And as they sang they seemed to say 当他们唱，他们似乎在说：

Hard hearted Barbara Allen 硬心肠芭芭拉·艾伦

   

Oh the more she ran oh the more she mourned 哦，她越跑哦，她越悲哀

'Till she could not stop her cyin' 直到她无法阻止她cyin “

Oh pick me up and take me home 呵呵接我，并带我回家

For I am surely a-dyin' 因为我肯定是一个，快要枯萎

   

Oh father my father go dig my grave 哦，爸爸爸爸去挖我的坟墓

Go dig it long and narrow 去挖掘它狭长

Sweet William died for me today 甜威廉今天为我而死

So I'll die for him tomorrow 所以，我会死在他的明天

   

Oh they buried her in the old churchyard 噢，他们把她葬在老教堂

Buried sweet William down beside her 埋甜威廉她旁边

On William's grave grew a red red rose 在威廉的坟墓长出了红色的红玫瑰

On Barbara's grew a great briar 在芭芭拉的成长有很大石楠

   

Oh it grew to the top of the old churchyard 哦，从小到老教堂顶部

It grew till It could not grow no higher 它成长，直到它不能生长没有更高

And there they tied in a true love's knot 在那里，他们在真爱的结绑

The red red rose 'round the briar 红色的红玫瑰“轮的荆棘