Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics
Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my motherNo cantes canciones de amor, despertarás a mi madre
She's sleeping here right by my sideEstá durmiendo aquí a mi lado
And in her right hand a silver dagger,Y en su mano derecha una daga de plata
She says that I can't be your bride.Dice que no puedo ser tu novia
All men are false, says my mother,Todos los hombres son falsos, dice mi madre
They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies.Te dirán mentiras malvadas y amorosa
The very next evening, they'll court another,La noche siguiente, cortezarán a otro
Leave you alone to pine and sigh.Te dejo solo a piñar y suspirar
My daddy is a handsome devilMi papá es un demonio guapo
He's got a chain five miles long,Tiene una cadena de cinco millas de largo
And on every link a heart does dangleY en cada eslabón un corazón cuelga
Of another maid he's loved and wronged.De otra doncella que ha amado y tratado injustamente
Go court another tender maiden,Ve a la corte a otra doncella
And hope that she will be your wife,Y espero que ella sea tu esposa
For I've been warned, and I've decidedPorque he sido advertido, y he decidido
To sleep alone all of my life.Dormir sola toda mi vida