John Barleycorn

There were three men came out of the WestTres hombres salieron del Oeste

Their fortunes for to tryPara probar su suerte

And these three men made a solemn vowY estos tres hombres hicieron un solemne juramento

John Barleycorn must dieJuan Cebada debe morir

They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him inLo araron, lo sembraron, lo araron

Threw clods at Barley's headArrojaron terrones a la cabeza de Cebada

And these three men made a solemn vowY estos tres hombres hicieron un solemne juramento

John Barleycorn was deadJuan Cebada estaba muerto

They've let him lie for a very long timeLo dejaron estar por mucho tiempo

Till the rains from heaven did fallHasta que las lluvias del cielo cayeron

And little Sir John sprung up his headY el pequeño Sir Juan levantó la cabeza

And so amazed them allY así los dejó asombrados a todos

They've let him stand till midsummer's dayLo dejaron estar hasta el día de San Juan

Till he looked both pale and wornHasta que lucía pálido y desgastado

And little Sir John's grown a long, long beardY el pequeño Sir Juan creció una larga, larga barba

And so become a manY así se convirtió en un hombre

They've hired men with the scythes so sharpContrataron hombres con guadañas afiladas

To cut him off at the kneePara cortarlo por las rodillas

They've rolled him and tied him by the waistLo enrollaron y ataron por la cintura

Servin' him most barbarouslySirviéndolo de la manera más bárbara

They've hired men with the sharp pitchforksContrataron hombres con horcas afiladas

Who pricked him to the heartQue lo pinchaban en el corazón

And the loader he has served him worse than thatY el cargador lo ha tratado peor que eso

For he's bound him to the cartPorque lo ha atado al carro

They've wheeled him around and around the fieldLo han arrastrado alrededor y alrededor del campo

Till they came unto a barnHasta que llegaron a un granero

And there they made a solemn oathY allí hicieron un solemne juramento

On poor John BarleycornPor el pobre Juan Cebada

They've hired men with the crab-tree sticksContrataron hombres con palos de manzano

To cut him skin from bonePara cortarle la piel de los huesos

And the miller he has served him worse than thatY el molinero lo ha tratado peor que eso

For he's ground him between two stonesPorque lo ha triturado entre dos piedras

And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowlY el pequeño Sir Juan y el cuenco de color avellana

And he's brandy in the glassY el brandy en el vaso

And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowlY el pequeño Sir Juan y el cuenco de color avellana

Proved the strongest man at lastDemostraron ser el hombre más fuerte al final

The huntsman, he can't hunt the foxEl cazador, no puede cazar al zorro

Nor so loudly to blow his hornNi tocar tan fuerte su cuerno

And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor potsY el hojalatero no puede arreglar calderos ni ollas

Without a little BarleycornSin un poco de Cebada