绿袖姑娘

 　　Alas¹, my love, ye do me wrong,

　　To cast me off discurteously.

　　And I have loved you so long,

　　Delighting in your company.

　　唉呀，亲爱的。你不该如此对我，

　　无情的把我抛弃：

　　我爱你爱了那么久，

　　在你身边快乐无比。

　　Greensleeves was all my joy,

　　Greensleeves was my delight:

　　Greensleeves was my heart of gold,

　　And who but lady greensleeves.

　　绿袖是我一切快乐，

　　绿袖就是我的喜悦：

　　绿袖就是我心中的至爱，

　　除了绿袖姑娘我谁也不爱。

　　I have been ready at your hand,

　　To grant whatever your would crave².

　　I have both waged life and land,

　　Your love and good will for to have.

　　纵然痛苦我也愿意承受，

　　心甘情愿为你付出一切。

　　我以工作维生，有田有地，

　　期冀蒙受你的爱情与青睐。

　　Thy smoke of silk, both fair and white,

　　With gold embroidered³ gorgeously:

　　The petticoat of sendal right’

　　And thus I brought thee gladly.

　　洁白美丽的丝绸衣裳，

　　美幻绝伦的金线绣花：

　　得体的绸裙是我

　　欢欢喜喜买给你的礼物

　　Thy girdle of gold so red,

　　With pearls bedecked sumptuously⁴:

　　The like no other lasses had,

　　And yet thou wouldst not love me.

　　红彤彤的金束腰，

　　缀着名贵的珠子：

　　你的容貌艳压群芳：

　　而你不再爱我。

　　Greensleeves now farewell, adieu,

　　God I pray to prosper⁵ thee:

　　For I am still thy lover true,

　　Come once again and love me.

　　别了，绿袖，再会，

　　我祝愿你幸福快乐：

　　我依然是你真挚的爱人，

　　来吧，再爱我一次。

1 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

2 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

3 embroidered   

adj．绣花的

参考例句：

• She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。

4 sumptuously   

奢侈地，豪华地

参考例句：

• The hall was sumptuously decorated. 大厅装饰得富丽堂皇。
• This government building is sumptuously appointed. 这座政府办公大楼布置得极为豪华。

5 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。