Silver Dagger

Daga de Plata

Silver Dagger

No cantes canciones de amor, despertarás a mi madreDon't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother
Está durmiendo aquí a mi ladoShe's sleeping here right by my side
Y en su mano derecha una daga de plataAnd in her right hand a silver dagger,
Dice que no puedo ser tu noviaShe says that I can't be your bride.

Todos los hombres son falsos, dice mi madreAll men are false, says my mother,
Te dirán mentiras malvadas y amorosaThey'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies.
La noche siguiente, cortezarán a otroThe very next evening, they'll court another,
Te dejo solo a piñar y suspirarLeave you alone to pine and sigh.

Mi papá es un demonio guapoMy daddy is a handsome devil
Tiene una cadena de cinco millas de largoHe's got a chain five miles long,
Y en cada eslabón un corazón cuelgaAnd on every link a heart does dangle
De otra doncella que ha amado y tratado injustamenteOf another maid he's loved and wronged.

Ve a la corte a otra doncellaGo court another tender maiden,
Y espero que ella sea tu esposaAnd hope that she will be your wife,
Porque he sido advertido, y he decididoFor I've been warned, and I've decided
Dormir sola toda mi vidaTo sleep alone all of my life.