Songbook 1

THE THREE RAVENS<三只乌鸦> 这首民谣并不长.它通过三只乌鸦所见,描绘一幅图面:一个战死的骑士,躺在地里,旁边有他的狗在看守,上面有他的鹰在飞翔,最后一个母鹿(喻他的情人)以沉重迂缓的步子走来: As greatwith young as she might goc来到他的身旁,抬起他的头,吻了他的伤口,把他驮在背上,运到一个坑里把他葬了.全篇以一个祝愿收尾:"愿上帝赐予每一个骑士这样的狗,这样的鹰,这样的情人." 这首民谣一共十节,每节只有两行,但这两行只

My luve's like a red rose That's newly sprung in June My luve's like a melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair as thou, my bonnie lass So deep in luve am I And I will love thee still, my dear Fare thee well, my only luve And fare thee well a wh

There is a wild boar in these woods Dellum down, dellum down There is a wild boar in these woods He'll eat your meat and suck your blood Dellum down, dellum down Dellum down, dellum down Bangrum drew his wooden knife Dellum down, dellum down Bangrum

As I cam' in by Fiddichside on a may morning I spied Willie MacIntosh an hour before the dawning As I cam' in by Auchindoun on a may morning Auchindoun was in a bleeze an hour before the dawning Turn agin, turn agin, turn agin I bid ye If ye burn Auc

A stór mo chroí when you're far away Far from the land you'll be leaving It's many a time by night and by day That your heart will be sorely grieving For the stranger's land may be bright and fair And rich in its treasures golden But you'll pine I kn

I wish I were on yonder hill (And) there I'd sit and cry my fill (And) ev'ry tear would turn a mill And a blessing walk with you, my love I'll sell my rod, I'll sell my reel I'll sell my only spinning wheel To buy my love a sword of steel And a bless