Alfred Deller — The Three Ravens tekst piosenki i tłumaczenie
Strona zawiera teksty i polskie tłumaczenie piosenki "The Three Ravens", wykonawca: Alfred Deller.
Tekst piosenki
THERE were three ravens sat on a tree,
They were as black as they might be.
II The one of them said to his make,
‘Where shall we our breakfast take?'
III
‘Down in yonder greenè field 5
There lies a knight slain under his shield;
IV
‘His hounds they lie down at his feet.
So well do they their master keep;
‘His hawks they flie so eagerly,
There’s no fowl dare come him nigh. 10
VI
‘Down there comes a fallow doe
As great with young as she might goe.
VII
‘She lift up his bloudy head
And kist his wounds that were so red.
VIII
‘She gat him up upon her back 15
And carried him to earthen lake.
IX
‘She buried him before the prime,
She was dead herself ere evensong time.
‘God send every gentleman
Such hounds, such hawks, and such a leman!' 20
Tłumaczenie tekstu piosenki
Trzy kruki siedziały na drzewie.,
Byli czarni, jak tylko mogli.
Jeden z nich powiedział do niego,
'Gdzie pójdziemy na śniadanie?'
III
"Down in yonder Green Field 5
Pod tarczą spoczywa rycerz zabity;
IV
Jego psy leżą u jego stóp.
Tak dobrze trzymają swego pana;
/ Jego Jastrzębie tak niecierpliwie,
Żaden ptak nie ośmieli się zbliżyć do niego. 10
VI
"Down there comes a fallow doe
Tak dobrze jak z młodymi.
VII
"Ona podnosi jego bloudy head
I kist jego rany, które były tak czerwone.
VIII
"She GATT him up upon her back 15
I zaniósł go nad jezioro Ziemiańskie.
IX
Pochowała go przed premierą.,
Sama już nie żyła.
"God send every gentleman
Takie psy, takie jastrzębie i taki leman!' 20