Traducción de la letra de la canción Johnny I Hardly Knew You - Molly Maguire

Johnny I Hardly Knew You (original)

While going the road to sweet Athy, Haroo, haroo
While going the road to sweet Athy, Haroo, haroo
While going the road to sweet Athy
A stick in my hand a tear in my eye, a doleful damsel I heard cry
Johnny I hardly knew yeh
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
Where are the legs with which you run haroo, haroo
Where are the legs with which you run haroo, haroo
Where are the legs with which you run
When you went to shoulder a gun, indeed your dancing days are gone
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg haroo, haroo
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg haroo, haroo
You haven’t an arm and you haven’t a leg you’re an eyeless, noseless,
chickenless egg
You’ll have to be put in a bowl to beg
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
I’m happy for to see you home haroo, haroo
I’m happy for to see you home haroo, haroo
I’m happy for to see you home
All from the island of Sullon, so low in the flesh so high in the bone
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums, Haroo, Haroo
With drums and guns and guns and drums the enemy nearly slew you
My darling dear you look so queer, Johnny I hardly knew yeh
But sad as it is to see you so haroo, haroo
But sad as it is to see you so haroo, haroo
But sad as it is to see you so
And think of you now as an object of woe, your Peggy’ll still keep you on as
her beau;
Johnny I hardly knew yeh!

(traducción)

Mientras va por el camino a la dulce Athy, Haroo, Haroo
Mientras va por el camino a la dulce Athy, Haroo, Haroo
Mientras va por el camino a la dulce Athy
Un palo en mi mano una lágrima en mi ojo, una damisela triste que escuché llorar
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores el enemigo casi te mata
Mi querido, querido, te ves tan extraño, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Donde estan las piernas con las que corres haroo, haroo
Donde estan las piernas con las que corres haroo, haroo
¿Dónde están las piernas con las que corres?
Cuando ibas a llevar un arma al hombro, de hecho tus días de baile se han ido
Johnny, apenas conocía, ¡sí!
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores el enemigo casi te mata
Mi querido, querido, te ves tan extraño, Johnny, apenas te conocía
No tienes un brazo y no tienes una pierna haroo, haroo
No tienes un brazo y no tienes una pierna haroo, haroo
No tienes un brazo y no tienes una pierna eres un sin ojos, sin nariz,
huevo sin gallina
Tendrás que ponerte en un cuenco para mendigar
Johnny, apenas conocía, ¡sí!
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores el enemigo casi te mata
Mi querido, querido, te ves tan extraño, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Estoy feliz de verte en casa haroo, haroo
Estoy feliz de verte en casa haroo, haroo
Estoy feliz de verte en casa
Todos de la isla de Sullon, tan bajos en la carne tan altos en los huesos
Johnny, apenas conocía, ¡sí!
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores, Haroo, Haroo
Con tambores y pistolas y pistolas y tambores el enemigo casi te mata
Mi querido, querido, te ves tan extraño, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Pero por triste que sea verte tan haroo, haroo
Pero por triste que sea verte tan haroo, haroo
Pero por triste que sea verte así
Y piensa en ti ahora como un objeto de aflicción, tu Peggy todavía te mantendrá como
su novio;
Johnny, apenas conocía, ¡sí!