"well met, well met “幸会，幸会！

And I know true love 我知道，真正的爱情

Well met, well met", said he 好满足，好满足“ ，他说：

"I'm just returning from the salt, salt sea “我只是从盐回来，盐海

And it's all for the love of thee" 这一切都为你的爱“

   

"come in, come in “进来，进来

My own true love 我自己的真爱

And have a seat with me 并有一个座位，我

It's been three-fourths 它已经四分之三

Of a long, long year 很长很长的​​一年

Since together we have been" 因为我们一起过“

   

"no I can't come in “不，我不能进来

And I can't sit down 我不能坐下

For I have but a moment's time 对于我只有片刻的时间

They say that you're married 他们说，你结婚了

To a house carpenter 一所房子的木匠

And your heart shall never be mine" 和你的心脏永远是我的“

   

"well I could have married “好吧，我可以结婚

The king's daughter fair 国王的女儿公平

She would have married me 她会嫁给我

But I forsaked upon 但我forsaked时

Her crowns of gold 她的金冠冕

And it's all for the love of thee" 这一切都为你的爱“

   

"now will you forsake on “现在，你会放弃对

Your house carpenter 你的房子的木匠

And go along with me? 和一起去吗？

I'll take you where 我带你去的地方

The grass grows green 草绿色增长

On the banks of the bitter reeds" 在苦芦苇的银行“

   

She pick'd up her wee little babe 她pickd了她凌晨一点贝贝

And kisses, gave it three saying, 和亲吻，给予三个说法，

"stay right here my darling little one “呆在这里我亲爱的小家伙

Keep your papa company" 保持你爸爸的公司“

   

Now they had not been 现在，他们还没有

On the ship two weeks 船上2周

I swear it was not three 我发誓，这是不是三

When his true love began 当他的真爱开始

To weep and moan 哭泣和呻吟

And she wept most bitterly 她哭了最激烈的

   

"are you weeping “你哭

For my silver and gold 对于我的银和金

Are you weeping for my store or are 你哭我的商店或者

You weeping for that house carpenter 你哭了木匠

That you ne'er shall see no more?" 你从不曾将看不到吗？“

   

   

"a curse on the sailor she swore “对水手诅咒她发誓

A curse, a curse she swore 诅咒，诅咒她发誓

You robbed me of my sweet little babe 你抢了我可爱的小宝贝的我

That I never shall see no more!" 我从来没有要见没了！ “

   

Well, they had not been 那么，他们并没有

On the ship three weeks 船上3周

I swear it was not four 我发誓，这不是4

Until there came a leak in the ship 直到在船上传来泄漏

And she sank 她沉没

To rise no more... 为了迎接没有更多...