| Alas my love you do me wrong
| Ay mi amor me haces mal
|
| To cast me off discourteously;
| para desecharme descortésmente;
|
| And I have loved you oh so long
| Y te he amado oh tanto tiempo
|
| Delighting in your company.
| Deleitarse en su compañía.
|
| GREENSLEEVES was my delight,
| GREENSLEEVES fue mi deleite,
|
| GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold
| GREENSLEEVES mi corazón de oro
|
| GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy
| GREENSLEEVES era mi corazón de alegría
|
| And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.
| Y quién sino mi señora GREENSLEEVES.
|
| I have been ready at your hand
| He estado listo en tu mano
|
| To grant whatever thou would’st crave;
| Para conceder todo lo que anhelas;
|
| I have waged both life and land
| He ganado la vida y la tierra
|
| Your love and goodwill for to have.
| Tu amor y buena voluntad por tener.
|
| GREENSLEEVES wa my delight,
| GREENSLEEVES fue mi deleite,
|
| GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold
| GREENSLEEVES mi corazón de oro
|
| GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy
| GREENSLEEVES era mi corazón de alegría
|
| And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.
| Y quién sino mi señora GREENSLEEVES.
|
| Thy petticoat of sendle white
| tu enagua de blanco sendle
|
| With gold embroidered gorgeously;
| con oro bordado magníficamente;
|
| Thy petticoat of silk and white
| tu enagua de seda y blanco
|
| And these I bought gladly.
| Y estos los compré con mucho gusto.
|
| GREENSLEEVES wa my delight,
| GREENSLEEVES fue mi deleite,
|
| GREENSLEEVES my heart of gold
| GREENSLEEVES mi corazón de oro
|
| GREENSLEEVES was my heart of joy
| GREENSLEEVES era mi corazón de alegría
|
| And who but my Lady GREENSLEEVES.
| Y quién sino mi señora GREENSLEEVES.
|
| I always wondered how Tom Waits would
| Siempre me pregunté cómo haría Tom Waits
|
| sing GREENSLEEVES. | canta MANGAS VERDES. |
| When preparing my
| Al preparar mi
|
| previous recording PARALLEL DREAMS,
| grabación anterior SUEÑOS PARALELOS,
|
| while waiting to do something else, we
| mientras esperamos para hacer otra cosa,
|
| accidentally and spontaneously recorded
| grabado accidental y espontáneamente
|
| this track in one take without ever intending
| esta pista en una sola toma sin tener la intención
|
| to release it. | para liberarlo. |
| However, here is, Tom. | Sin embargo, aquí está, Tom. |
| — L.M. | — L. M. |