In a cavern down by a canyon
在峡谷深处的一座矿洞旁
Excavatin' for a mine
正在开采一座矿井
There lived a miner from North Carolina
住着一位来自北卡罗来纳的矿工
And his daughter chubby Clementine
和她娇憨的女儿克里门汀
Now every mornin' just about dawnin'
每天清晨,天刚蒙蒙亮
A'when the sun begins to shine
当太阳开始照耀
You know she would rouse up wake all a dem cows up
她就会叫醒所有的那些牛儿
And walk 'em down to her Daddy's mine
赶着它们走向父亲的矿井
A'took the foot bridge way 'cross the water
她踏上那座跨水小桥
Though she weighed two n y nine
尽管她重达两百又九磅
The old bridge trembled and disassembled
老桥颤抖着分崩离析
Oops
哎呀
Dumped her into the foamy brine
将她摔进泡沫翻涌的咸水
Hey crackle like thunder
轰隆声如雷鸣炸响
Ho ho
She went under
她沉入水中
Ho ho
Blowin bubbles
吹着泡泡
Bubble sound
泡泡声响
Down the line
顺流而下
Hey I'm no swimm'a but were she slimm'a
嘿 我不善游泳 但她若能更轻盈些
I might'a saved that Clementine
我本可能救下那个克莱门汀
Ho
Broke the record way under water
在水下创下了纪录
I thought that she was doin' fine
我曾以为她安然无恙
I wasn't nervous ya until the service
直到葬礼开始前 我都毫无不安
That they held for Clementine
那是为克里门汀而设的悼念
Hey you sailor
嘿,那位水手
Ho ho
Way out in your whaler
在你的捕鲸船上,远航万里
With a harpoon your trusty line
鱼叉配上你可靠的捕鲸绳
If she shows now yo there she blows now
若她此刻现身 嘿 看那喷涌的水柱
It just may be chunky Clementine
这或许就是丰腴的克里门汀
One more time
再一次
Oh my darlin' oh my darlin' oh my darlin'
哦,我的挚爱,哦,我的挚爱,哦,我的挚爱
Oh my darlin' oh my darlin' sweet Clementine
哦,我的挚爱,哦,我的挚爱,亲爱的克里门汀
You may be gone
你或许已逝去
But
然而
You're not forgotten
你永不被遗忘
Fare thee well
愿你安好
So long Clementine
别了,克里门汀
Bubble sound
泡泡声响
Bye
再见