Semua di bulan meriah bulan Mei,
When green buds all are swellin'.
Saat tunas hijau semuanya swellin ‘.
Sweet William on his deathbed lay for love of Barbara Allen.
William yang manis di ranjang kematiannya terbaring karena cinta Barbara Allen.
He sent his servant to the town,
Dia mengirim pelayannya ke kota,
The place where she did dwell in.
Tempat tinggalnya.
Saying, “Master dear has sent me here if your name be Barbara Allen.”
Mengatakan, “Guru sayang telah mengirim saya ke sini jika nama Anda Barbara Allen.”
Then slowly, slowly she got up and slowly she went to him,
Lalu perlahan, perlahan dia bangkit dan perlahan dia mendatanginya,
And all she said when there she came was, “Young man, I think you're dying.
Dan semua yang dia katakan saat dia datang adalah, “Bung, saya pikir Anda sekarat.
“Don't you remember the other night when we were in the tavern?
“Tidakkah kamu ingat tadi malam saat kita berada di kedai minuman?
You drank a toast to the ladies there and slighted Barbara Allen.”
Anda minum roti panggang untuk para wanita di sana dan membuat Barbara Allen kesal. “
He turned his face unto the wall,
Dia membalikkan wajahnya ke dinding,
He turned his back upon her.
Dia memunggungi dia.
“Adieu, adieu, to all my friends.
“Adieu, adieu, untuk semua teman saya.
And be kind, be kind to Barbara Allen.”
Dan bersikap baik, baiklah pada Barbara Allen. “
As she was wandering on the fields she heard the death bell knellin'.
Saat dia berkeliaran di ladang dia mendengar bel bel berbunyi ‘.
And every note, it seemed to say,
Dan setiap catatan, tampaknya mengatakan,
“Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!”
“Hati keras Barbara Allen!”
The more it tolled the more she grieved,
Semakin berdentang semakin dia berduka,
She bursted out a-crying.
Dia menangis tersedu-sedu.
“Oh, pick me up and carry me home.
“Oh, angkat aku dan bawa aku pulang.
I fear that I am dying.”
Aku takut aku sekarat. “
They buried Willy in the old church yard and Barbara in the new one,
Mereka menguburkan Willy di halaman gereja lama dan Barbara di tempat yang baru,
And from William's grave, there grew a rose, from Barbara's, a green briar.
Dan dari kuburan William, tumbuh mawar, dari Barbara, seorang briar hijau.
They grew and grew in the old church yard,
Mereka tumbuh dan tumbuh di halaman gereja tua,
Till they could grow no higher,
Sampai mereka bisa tumbuh tidak lebih tinggi,
And there they tied in a true lover's knot,
Dan di sana mereka terikat dengan simpul kekasih sejati,
The red rose and the briar.
Mawar merah dan si briar.