Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Oh, muchos cantan sobre la hierba, la hierbaO, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
Y muchos cantan sobre el maízAnd many one sings of the corn
Pero aquellos que cantan sobre el buen Robin Hood, saben poco de dónde nacióBut those that sing of good Robin Hood, know little where he was born

Oh, William era grande de cuerpo y vida y de alta alcurniaO, William was large of limb and life and come of high degree
Y fue a servir a Earl Richard por comida y salarioAnd he has gone to Earl Richard to serve for a meat and fee
Earl Richard tenía una hija querida, la más hermosa de la tierraEarl Richard had one daughter dear, the fairest in the land
Y William la cortejó para pedirle su manoAnd William he has courted her to ask her for her hand

Oh, si mi padre se enterara de lo que ha pasado entre tú y yoO, would my father should get word, what's passed 'tween you and me
Antes de que coma o beba, te colgaría de un árbolBefore that he should eat or drink, he'd hang you to a tree
Cuando 9 meses habían pasado y 8 meses habían pasadoWhen 9 months they were at an end and 8 months they were gone
El joven William llevó a su amada dama al bosque soloYoung William took his lady fair unto the wood alone

Porque era grande de cuerpo y vida y la sostenía en sus brazosFor he was large of limb and life and held her in his arms
Ella le dio un hermoso hijo entre las hojas tan verdesShe's born to him a fine young son among the leaves so green

Cuando la noche se fue, llegó el día, el sol comenzó a asomarWhen night was gone, the day did come, the sun began to peep
Y despertó al Earl Richard de su sueño somnolientoUp and raised the Earl Richard out of your drowsy sleep
Llamó a sus hombres alegres uno por uno, dos por dos, tres por tresHe called upon his merry men by one, by two, by three
Oh, ¿qué ha pasado con mi querida hija, que no ha venido a mí?O, what has come of my daughter dear, that she's not come to me
La buscaron adelante, la buscaron atrás, la buscaron arriba y abajoThey sought her fore, they sought her back, they sought her up and down
La encontraron en el buen bosque verde cuidando a un hermoso hijoThey found her in the good green wood nursing a fine young son

Earl Richard tomó al bebé y lo besó tiernamenteEarl Richard took the baby boy and kissed him tenderly
Aunque quisiera ver a tu padre ahorcado, tu madre es querida para míThough I would see your father hung, your mother's dear to me
Lo besó una vez y otra vez, mi nieto, te reclamoHe kissed him once and twice again, my grandson I thee claim
Y Robin Hood en el buen bosque verde y ese será tu nombreAnd Robin Hood in the good green wood and that shall be your name

Oh, muchos cantan sobre la hierba, la hierbaO, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
Y muchos cantan sobre el maízAnd many one sings of the corn
Pero aquellos que cantan sobre el buen Robin Hood saben poco de dónde nacióBut those that sing of good Robin Hood know little where he was born