Henry Martin - Joan Baez (琼·贝兹)

There were three brothers in merry Scotland

有三兄弟住在令人快活的苏格兰

In merry Scotland there were three

令人快活的苏格兰有这么三个兄弟

And they did cast lots which of them should go

他们总是以抽签的形式决定谁将出发

Should go should go

出发哟 出发

And turn robber all on the salt sea

去做茫茫盐海上的强盗

The lot it fell first upon Henry Martin

第一条签落在了亨利马丁的头上

The youngest of all the three;

三兄弟中最小的小伙子

That he should turn robber all on the salt sea

就此动身前往盐海去做强盗

Salt sea salt sea

茫茫的盐海啊 盐海啊

For to maintain his two brothers and he

只为了养活两位哥哥和自己

He had not been sailing but a long winter's night

昼短夜长的冬日里他甚少出海远航

And a part of a short winter's day

除非是碰到个短暂的明亮白日

When he espied a stout lofty ship

那日正巧望见了一艘笨重的大船

Lofty ship lofty ship

笨重的大船啊 大船

Come abibing down on him straight way

朝着他的方向笔直开来

Hullo Hullo cried Henry Martin

停下 停下 亨利马丁大声高喊

What makes you sail so nigh

这附近的海域你们也敢贸然闯入

I'm a rich merchant ship bound for fair London town

们的商船正要开往伦敦

London Town London Town

伦敦城啊 伦敦城

Would you please for to let me pass by

你们可否行行好放我们通过

Oh no Oh no cried Henry Martin

不 不 亨利马丁喊道

That thing it never could be

永远都不可能

For I am turned robber all on the salt sea

我选择在这片盐海上打劫商船

Salt sea salt sea

茫茫的盐海啊 盐海啊

For to maintain my two brothers and me

只是为了养活两位哥哥和自己

Come lower your topsail and brail up your mizz'n

降下你的桅帆吧 举手投降

And bring your ship under my lee

把船靠在我这边

Or I will give you a full canon ball

否则就承受我这无情的炮火吧

Canon ball canon ball

无情的炮火哟 炮火哟

And your dear bodies drown in the salt sea

而后你们的尸体都会沉入冰冷的盐海

Oh no we won't lower our lofty topsail

绝不 我们绝不会降下自己的帆来

Nor bring our ship under your lee

更不会把乖乖把船送给你

And you shan't take from us our rich merchant goods

你也别妄想得到船上满载着的货物

Merchant goods merchant goods

满载着的货物啊 货物啊

Nor point our bold guns to the sea

我们绝不会放弃无畏的反击

Then broadside and broadside and at it they went

接着双方舷炮齐发 黑烟四起

For fully two hours or three

战斗持续了大概两 三个小时

Till Henry Martin gave to her the deathshot

直到亨利马丁给出了致命的一击

The deathshot the deathshot

致命一击啊 致命一击

And straight to the bottom went she

那艘笨重的货船径直地沉入了海底

Bad news bad news to old England came

古老的英格兰收到了沉痛的坏消息 坏消息

Bad news to fair London Town

这个坏消息传到了美丽的伦敦

There's been a rich vessel and she's cast away

一艘满载着货物的巨船竟然就此沉没了

Cast away cast away

沉没了 沉没了

All of her merry men drown

英勇的水手们尽数葬身于海底之中