| Concerning of three young men
| Acerca de tres jóvenes
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| One night in January
| Una noche de enero
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| According laws contrary
| Según leyes contrarias
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| A-poaching went straightway
| A-la caza furtiva fue de inmediato
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| They were inclined to ramble
| Estaban inclinados a divagar
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| Amongst the trees and brambles
| Entre los árboles y las zarzas
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| A-firing at the pheasants
| A-disparando a los faisanes
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| Which brought the keepers nigh
| Que acercó a los guardianes
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| The keepers dared not enter
| Los guardianes no se atrevieron a entrar.
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| Nor cared the woods to venture
| Ni le importaba el bosque para aventurarse
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| But outside near the centre
| Pero afuera cerca del centro
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| In them old bush they stood
| En ellos viejos arbustos se pararon
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| The poachers they were tired
| Los cazadores furtivos estaban cansados
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| And to leave they were desired
| Y para irse fueron deseados
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| At at last young Parkins fired
| Por fin, el joven Parkins despidió
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| And spilled one keeper’s blood
| Y derramó la sangre de un guardián
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| Fast homeward they were making
| Rápido de regreso a casa que estaban haciendo
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| Nine pheasants they were taking
| Nueve faisanes que estaban tomando
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| When another keeper faced them
| Cuando otro guardián los enfrentó
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| They fired at him also
| También le dispararon
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| He on the ground lay crying
| El en el suelo yacía llorando
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| Just like some person dying
| Al igual que una persona muriendo
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| With no assistance nigh him
| Sin asistencia cerca de él
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| May God forgive their crime
| Dios perdone su crimen
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| Then they were taken with speed
| Luego fueron tomados con velocidad.
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| All for that inhuman deed
| Todo por ese hecho inhumano
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| It caused their hearts to bleed
| Causó que sus corazones sangraran
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| For their young tender years
| Por sus jóvenes tiernos años
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| There seen before was never
| Allí visto antes nunca hubo
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| Three brothers tried together
| Tres hermanos intentaron juntos
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| Three brothers condemned for poaching
| Tres hermanos condenados por caza furtiva
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| Found guilty as they stood
| Encontrados culpables tal como estaban
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| Exiled in transportation
| Exiliado en transporte
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| Two brothers they were taken
| Dos hermanos se los llevaron
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| And the other hung as a token
| Y el otro colgado como un símbolo
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| May God forgive their crime | Dios perdone su crimen |