In banbridge town in the county down
在那唐恩郡(County Down)的班布里奇小镇
One morning last july,
去年七月的一个明媚清晨
From a boithrin green came a sweet cailin
自一片翠绿的小径之上,走来一位温婉的少女
And she smiled as she passed me by.
她轻盈地路过,留下一抹甜美的微笑在我心间
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet
她赤足踏过青草,模样如此清甜
From the sheen of her nut brown hair.
从她那坚果色秀发中透出的光泽,更是令人沉醉
Such a coaxing elf, sure I shook myself
她就像迷人的小精灵,让我频频回首
For to see I was really there.
确信自己正亲眼见证着这无与伦比的美丽
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
自班特里湾至德里码头
and from Galway to Dublin town,
再由戈尔韦至都柏林的繁华之地
No maid I've seen like the brown cailin
我未曾邂逅过如此动人的少女
That I met in the county down.
她,便是在唐恩郡与我相遇的那位棕色秀发的女子
As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head,
她匆匆前行,我则有些恍惚
And I looked with a feeling rare,
带着一份难得的情愫,注视着她渐行渐远的身影
And I said, says I, to a passer-by,
我向路过的行人打听,
"who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"
那位棕色秀发的少女是谁?
He smiled at me and he says, says she,
他微笑着告诉我,
"that's the gem of ireland's crown.
她啊,可是爱尔兰皇冠上的璀璨明珠,
Young rosie McCann from the banks of the bann,
是来自班恩河畔的罗茜·麦坎,
She's the star of the county down."
是唐恩郡这片土地上最为耀眼的明星。”
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
哦朋友,我又想说,自班特里湾至德里码头
and from Galway to Dublin town,
再由戈尔韦至都柏林的每一处繁华之地
No maid I've seen like the brown cailin
我亲眼见过的所有少女中
That I met in the county down.
无人能及我在唐恩郡遇见的那位棕色秀发的女子
At the harvest fair she'll be surely there
我想,在那即将到来的丰收节上,她定会现身
So I'll dress in my sunday clothes,
因此我将精心装扮,穿上我最为珍视的周日服装
With my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked
鞋子擦得锃亮,帽子微微倾斜
right for a smile from my nut brown rose.
只为能赢得我那棕色玫瑰般的爱人的一抹微笑
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
我将不再抽烟,不再驾驭马匹劳作
Till my plough turns rust coloured brown.
直至我的犁铧因岁月的侵蚀而布满锈迹,变成褐色
Till a smiling bride by my own fireside
直到那位微笑着的新娘,坐在我自家的火炉旁
Sits the star of the county down.
我坐在唐恩郡的明珠,罗茜的身旁
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
是的,从班特里湾到那遥远的德里码头
and from Galway to Dublin town,
从戈尔韦的古城到都柏林的喧嚣
No maid I've seen like the brown cailin
我遍寻四方,却再也找不到
That I met in the county down.
像她在唐恩郡留给我的那般深刻印象的女子
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
我不厌其烦地说,自班特里湾绵延至德里码头
and from Galway to Dublin town,
穿越戈尔韦的宁静,直至都柏林的灯火辉煌
No maid I've seen like the brown cailin
我遇见的所有人中
That I met in the county down.
无人能与我在唐恩郡邂逅的那位棕色秀发的女子相提并论
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
哦,朋友,原谅我再倾诉一次,从翠绿的班特里湾,到那杳远的德里码头
and from Galway to Dublin town,
再从清新的戈尔韦,到繁华的都柏林
No maid I've seen like the brown cailin
我确信无疑,我遇见过的最美的女子
That I met in the county down.
正是在唐恩郡,那位棕色秀发的罗茜