Craigie Hill

It being in the springtime and the small birds they were singing,
Down by yon shady harbour I carelessly did stray,
The the thrushes they were warbling,
The violets they were charming
To view fond lovers talking, a while I did delay.

She said, my dear don´t leave me all for another season,
Though fortune does be pleasing I ´ll go along with you,
I ´ll forsake friends and relations and bid this Irish nation,
And to the bonny Bann banks forever I ´ll bid adieu.

He said, my dear don´t grieve or yet annoy my patience,
You know I love you dearly the more I´m going away,
I´m going to a foreign nation to purchase a plantation,
To comfort us hereafter all in Amerika y.

Then after a short while a fortune does be pleasing,
T´will cause them for smile at our late going away,
We´ll be happy as Queen Victoria, all in her greatest glory,
We´ll be drinking wine and porter all in Amerika y.

If you were in your bed lying and thinking on dying,
The sight of the lovely Bann banks, your sorrow you´d give o´er,
Or if were down one hour, down in yon shady bower,
Pleasure would surround you, you´d think on death no more.

Then fare you well, sweet Cragie Hills, where often times I´ve roved,
I never thought my childhood days I ´d part you any more,
Now we´re sailing on the ocean for honour and promotion,
And the bonny boats are sailing, way down by Doorin shore.

翻译

那年的春天，小鸟在林间歌唱。   
我沿着庇荫的港湾划下，沉醉迷失了方向。 
画眉在枝头鸣啭，紫罗兰在山间绽放。    
我驻足片刻，聆听一对恋人倾诉衷肠。

她说，亲爱的，不要再留我一人独赏春光。               
就算这里衣食无忧，我也要陪你一同前往。      
我愿告别朋友和家人，作别我的爱尔兰家乡，     
这迷人的Bunn banks，我会永远记在心上。

他说，亲爱的，也请不要再在让我承担你的悲伤。  
你知道，我的爱只会一天比一天更深，即使你不在身旁。  
我要去到一个陌生的国度，购置一个农场，
为了我们的将来，那在美利坚的幸福时光。

之后不久幸运之神就会展现她的力量,
让我们一起微笑着扬帆起航。  
我们会像女王般的骄傲 ，为那所有光荣的过往。 
我们会自由的开怀畅饮， 在那遥远富足的他乡。

直到一天我们老了，躺在床上想到死亡。
Bunn banks温柔的目光投来，你的悲伤将被永远的遗忘。 
或者走进那绿荫蔽天的凉亭，用不了多少时间，  
一股暖流将涌入你的心田，你也将不再害怕死亡。

再见了亲爱的Graigie Hill，这踏满我足迹的地方， 
这我童年时从未想过要离开的天堂。 
为了荣誉和更好的生活，现在我们已拉满了风帆，   
这漂亮的小船正沿都灵海岸而下，驶向那海天相接的远方。