An earthly nurse sits and sings, 一个地上的护士坐着唱，

And aye she sings a lily wean - 并赞成她唱百合断奶 -

"Little ken I my bairn's father, “小肯我在我bairn的父亲，

Far less the land that he dwells in." 远不如他住在土地“ 。

   

For he's come one night to her bed's foot 对于他的到来有一天晚上她睡觉的脚

And a grumly guest I'm sure he'd be, 和grumly客人我敢肯定他会，

Saying, "Here am I, thy bairn's father, 他说， “我在这里，你bairn的父亲，

Although I be not comely. 虽然我不清秀。

   

"I am a man upon the land, “我的土地上是一个人，

I am a silkie in the sea, 我是乌骨鸡在海中，

And when I'm far and far from land, 当我远，远离陆地，

My home it is the sule skerrie." 我的家乡是在阿苏勒skerrie 。 “

   

And he has ta'en a purse of gold, 而他taen黄金钱包，

And he had placed it upon her knee, 他已经把它在她的膝盖，

Saying, "Give to me my little young son 他说， “给我，我的小青年儿

And take thee up thy nurse's fee. 走你上你的护士的费用。

   

"And I will come one summer's day “我会来一个夏天的一天

When the sun shine's bright on every stane, 当太阳照耀的明亮每stane ，

I'll come and fetch my little young son, 我会来陪我的小儿子年轻，

And teach him how to swim the faem. 并教他如何游泳的faem 。

   

"And ye shall marry a gunner bold, “你们要嫁给一个炮手大胆，

And a right fine gunner I'm sure he'll be, 和右精机枪手，我相信他会，

And the very first shot that ever he shoots 而且很第一枪是他有史以来拍摄

Will kill both my young son and me." 会杀了我的两个年幼的儿子和我。 “