歌词
A sailor's life, it is a merry life
水手的生活，是快乐的生活
He robs young girls of their heart's delight
他也顺带夺走了年轻姑娘们心中的快乐
Leaving them behind to weep and mourn
留下她们哭泣和哀悼
They never know when they will return
他们永远不知道什么时候会回来
"Well, there's four and twenty all in a row
“嗯，一共出海了二十四次
My true love he makes the finest show
我的真爱，他表现得很棒
He's proper, tall, genteel withal
他端庄高大，人又文雅
And if I don't have him I'll have none at all"
如果我没有他，我就什么也没有了。”
"Oh, father build for me a bonny boat
“父亲给我造了一条漂亮的船
That on the wide ocean I may float
我漂浮在广阔的海洋上
And every Queen's ship that we pass by
我们经过每艘画着英国女王的船
There I'll inquire for my sailor boy"
我都要上去找找我的水手小伙。”
他们在深海航行不久
They had not sailed long upon the deep
就碰巧遇到一艘女王的船
When a Queen's ship they chanced to meet
“你们这些水手，请告诉我真相
"You sailors all, pray tell me true
我可爱的威廉在你们的船员中吗?”
Does my sweet William sail among your crew"
“噢不，美丽的姑娘，他不在这儿
"Oh no, fair maiden, he is not here
因为他已经淹死了，我们非常害怕
For he's been drownded, we greatly fear
当我们经过那个绿岛时
On yon green island, as we passed it by
我们在那里找不到你的帆船小伙了。”
There we lost sight of your sailing boy"
她摇了摇手，扯着头发
Well, she rung her hands and she tore her hair
她就像一个绝望的小女孩
She was like a young girl in great despair
她的小船撞向一块滚动的岩石
And her little boat against a rock did run
“我亲爱的威廉走了，还怎么活呢？”
"How can I live now, My sweet William is gone
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