Beggar， Wiseman or Thief

Beggar, Wiseman or Thief - Isobel Campbell

Early one day

早些时候的某天

On a Tuesday

在一个星期二

Met a wolf king across a plain

碰到一只狼王穿越平原

And I kissed him

我亲吻了他

I caressed him

轻轻地爱抚他

Will I see you again

我会再见到你吗

I shall roam far across the land

我要穿过这片大陆流浪远方

If you shan't be my husband

如果你不成为我的丈夫

Beggar wiseman

乞丐, 智者

Beggar wiseman

乞丐, 智者

Beggar wiseman or thief

乞丐, 智者,还是小偷

So he led her

所以他领着她

Cross the river

穿过河流

To his kingdom

来到他的王国

And back again

再次回来

Played a fine lute

弹着好听的琴声

And as night fell

夜幕降临时

They returned to the plain

他们回到平原

Sweetest maid you are right for me

甜美的少女，你正是那个对的人

Though God wills me be free

尽管上帝赐我自由

Sweetest maid let a human beau

甜美的少女，你让人类觉得美好

Gather roses for thee

愿为你采撷玫瑰

To a wolf you cannot be wed

但是你不能嫁给一只狼

Choose a young man instead

去选择一个年轻少年吧

Beggar wiseman

乞丐,智者

Beggar wiseman

乞丐,智者

Beggar wiseman or thief

乞丐,智者,还是小偷

No other I'll find

我将不会找其他人

I'd rather be blind

我宁可变成瞎子

Missed your eyes of robin egg blue

想念你那蓝色的眼睛

You have caused me

你让我

Much despair Sir

满心绝望,先生

Since I lay here with you

自从我和你在此停留

To a beggar I shan't be wed

面对一个乞丐，我不会嫁给他

Wisemen live in their head

智者靠他们的头脑生活

Dearest wolf king

最亲爱的狼王

Thou art the thief

你是那小偷

Who has loved me so brief

那样简单地爱着我

And as night fell

夜幕降临

Some folks will tell

一些人会告诉你

She crossed a river

她穿过了河流

Down by the plain

在平原尽头

Twas there the current

是那水流

Held her under

遮住了她

Never to be seen again

人们再也没见过她

On the plain sprang

在起伏的平原上

A red rose tree

一棵红玫瑰树

The wolf was never so free

狼从未如此自由

Now he roams far across the land

他要穿过这片大陆流浪远方

Howling for his bride-to-be

为他待嫁的新娘咆哮

He shall roam far across the land

他要穿过这片大陆流浪远方

For he shan't be a husband

为他待嫁的新娘咆哮

Beggar wiseman

乞丐,智者

Beggar wiseman

乞丐,智者

Beggar wiseman or thief

乞丐,智者，还是小偷