Letras de Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye - The Irish Rovers

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (original)

While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo
While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo
While goin' the road to sweet Athy
A stick in me hand and a drop in me eye
A doleful damsel I heard cry
Johnny I hardly knew ye
With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ye
Oh my darling dear, ye look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ye
Where are your eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your eyes that were so mild, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your eyes that were so mild
When my heart you so beguiled
Why did ye run from me and the child
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run
When you went for to carry a gun
Indeed your dancing days are done
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye
Ye haven’t an arm, ye haven’t a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Ye haven’t an arm, ye haven’t a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Ye haven’t an arm, ye haven’t a leg
Ye’re an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
Ye’ll have to put with a bowl out to beg
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye
I’m happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo
I’m happy for to see ye home, hurroo, hurroo
I’m happy for to see ye home
All from the island of Sulloon;
So low in flesh, so high in bone
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye
With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and drums and guns, hurroo, hurroo
With your drums and guns and drums and guns
The enemy nearly slew ye
Oh my darling dear, ye look so queer
Johnny I hardly knew ye

(traducción)

Mientras vas por el camino a la dulce Athy, hurroo, hurroo
Mientras vas por el camino a la dulce Athy, hurroo, hurroo
Mientras recorre el camino hacia la dulce Athy
Un palo en mi mano y una gota en mi ojo
Una doncella triste que escuché llorar
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas, hurroo, hurroo
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas, hurroo, hurroo
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas
El enemigo casi te mata
Oh, querida, querida, te ves tan extraña
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Dónde están tus ojos que eran tan tiernos, hurroo, hurroo
Dónde están tus ojos que eran tan tiernos, hurroo, hurroo
¿Dónde están tus ojos que eran tan suaves?
Cuando mi corazón te engañó tanto
¿Por qué huisteis de mí y del niño?
Oh, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Dónde están tus piernas que corrían, hurro, hurro
Dónde están tus piernas que corrían, hurro, hurro
¿Dónde están tus piernas que solían correr?
Cuando fuiste a portar un arma
De hecho, tus días de baile terminaron
Oh, Johnny, apenas te conocía
No tienes un brazo, no tienes una pierna, hurroo, hurroo
No tienes un brazo, no tienes una pierna, hurroo, hurroo
No tienes un brazo, no tienes una pierna
Eres un huevo sin brazos, sin huesos y sin pollo
Tendrás que ponerte con un cuenco para mendigar
Oh, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Estoy feliz de verte en casa, hurroo, hurroo
Estoy feliz de verte en casa, hurroo, hurroo
Estoy feliz de verte en casa
todos de la isla de Sulloon;
Tan bajo en carne, tan alto en hueso
Oh, Johnny, apenas te conocía
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas, hurroo, hurroo
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas, hurroo, hurroo
Con tus tambores y pistolas y tambores y pistolas
El enemigo casi te mata
Oh, querida, querida, te ves tan extraña
Johnny, apenas te conocía