Di Kota Bruton tinggal seorang bangsawan
He had two sons and a daughter fair
Dia memiliki dua putra dan putri yang adil
By night and day they were contriving
Pada siang dan malam mereka sedang berusaha
For to fill their sister's heart with care
Untuk mengisi hati saudara perempuan mereka dengan hati-hati
One night one night our restless young girl
Suatu malam suatu malam gadis muda kami yang gelisah
One brother rose up from his bed
Seorang saudara laki-laki bangkit dari tempat tidurnya
He heard the servant court their sister
Dia mendengar pengadilan pelayan adik mereka
Oh he heard they had a mind to wed
Oh dia mendengar mereka punya pikiran untuk menikah
Oh when he rose the very next morning
Oh saat dia bangun pagi berikutnya
Went searching for the servant-man
Pergi mencari pelayan laki-laki
And when he found him this young man he murdered
Dan saat dia menemukannya pemuda ini dia bunuh
Oh left him lying in the briars around
Oh, meninggalkannya terbaring di dalam briars
Oh she went to bed a-crying and lamenting
Oh dia pergi tidur sambil menangis dan meratap
And thinking of her own true love
Dan memikirkan cinta sejatinya sendiri
And as she slept she dreamt that she saw him
Dan saat dia tidur dia bermimpi melihat dia
a-lying in the countryside all covered with gore and blood
a-berbaring di pedesaan semua ditutupi dengan darah kental dan darah
Oh brothers, brothers why do you whisper
Oh saudara laki-laki, saudara kenapa kamu berbisik?
And what's become of this servant man?
Dan apa yang terjadi dengan hamba laki-laki ini?
Oh we lost him when we were a-contending
Oh, kami kehilangan dia saat kami bertengkar
We lost him were he won't ever be found
Kami kehilangan dia adalah dia tidak akan pernah ditemukan
Oh she early rose the very next morning
Oh dia bangun pagi esok paginya
And searched the countryside around
Dan mencari di sekitar pedesaan
And there she saw her own dear jewel
Dan di sana dia melihat permata manisnya sendiri
A-lying in the briars where he'd been found
A-berbaring di briars tempat dia ditemukan
Three days and nights she'd lie by him
Tiga hari tiga malam dia berbohong dengannya
She thought her heart it would break with woe
Dia pikir hatinya akan hancur berantakan
When a cruel hunger came upon her
Saat rasa lapar yang kejam menimpanya
And in despair to her home she did go
Dan dalam keputusasaan ke rumahnya dia pergi
Oh sister, sister why do you whisper
Oh, Saudaraku, kenapa kau berbisik?
And won't you tell us where you've been
Dan tidak akan Anda ceritakan di mana Anda berada
Stand off, stand off you bloody butchers
Stand off, berdiri dari Anda tukang jagal berdarah
My love and I you have all slain
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