House Carpenter

Well I once could have married the king's third sonUna vez pude haberme casado con el tercer hijo del rey

And a fine young man was heY era un joven muy fino

But now I'm married to a house carpenterPero ahora estoy casada con un carpintero de casa

And a noisy old man is he.Y es un viejo ruidoso

"(but) Will you forsake your house carpenter(¿Pero) ¿Abandonarás a tu carpintero de casa

And a go along with a meY vendrás conmigo?

I will take you to where the grass grows greenTe llevaré a donde la hierba crece verde

On the bank of the river deep."En la orilla del río profundo

"But will you have to maintain me a boundPero ¿tendrás que mantenerme atada

To keep me at in slavery?"Para mantenerme esclavizada?

"Well I have seven shipsTengo siete barcos

They will soon be at landPronto estarán en tierra

And they at your command shall be."Y estarán a tu disposición

She took her two babes by the handTomó a sus dos bebés de la mano

And gave them kisses threeY les dio tres besos

Said, "Stay at home you darling little babes,Dijo, 'Quédense en casa, queridos pequeños

Keep your father sweet company."Mantengan a su padre buena compañía'

Now she dressed herself in her very bestSe vistió con sus mejores galas

Like a high born lady was sheComo una dama de alta cuna

She shivered and she shimmered and she proudly steppedTemblaba y brillaba y orgullosamente avanzaba

As they walked by the banks of the seaMientras caminaban por la orilla del mar

Well she hadn't been gone but a short, short timeNo había pasado mucho, mucho tiempo

Until she wept for sor'Hasta que lloraba de dolor

"I would give all the gold in this round worldDaría todo el oro de este mundo redondo

Just to see my babes once more."Solo para ver a mis bebés una vez más

Well if you had all the gold and the silver tooSi tuvieras todo el oro y la plata también

That ever did cross the seaQue haya cruzado el mar

You never would be at land anymoreNunca volverías a tierra

And your babes you will never more seeY a tus bebés nunca más verás

Well they hadn't been sailing but a short, short timeNo habían estado navegando mucho, mucho tiempo

About two weeks three or fourUnas dos semanas tres o cuatro

When the ship sprang a leak and they were doomedCuando el barco comenzó a gotear y estaban condenados

And they were far away from the shoreY estaban lejos de la costa

"I see bright hills of heaven my dearVeo brillantes colinas del cielo, mi amor

Where angels come and goDonde los ángeles van y vienen

I see bright hills that tell my dearVeo brillantes colinas que dicen, mi amor

Where you and I must go."A donde tú y yo debemos ir

"Well I wish I was back to my house carpenterOjalá estuviera de regreso con mi carpintero de casa

I'm sure he would treat me wellEstoy segura de que me trataría bien

But here I am in the raging seaPero aquí estoy en el mar embravecido

And my soul is bound for hell."Y mi alma está destinada al infierno