Eppy Moray
Four-and-twenty highland men
Come from the carron side
To carry away eppy moray for
She would not be a bride, a bride,
She would not be a bride.
Then out it came her mither for
It was a moonlit night,
She couldn't see her daughter for
The moon it shone so bright, so bright
The moon it shone so bright.
Hold away from me, mither,
Hold away from me!
There's not a man in all strathdon
Should married be with me, with me,
Should married be with me.
They've taken eppy moray,
And a horse they've bound her on,
And they had rid to the minister's house
As fast as horse could run, could run,
As fast as horse could run.
[ then willie he's taken his pistol out
And set it to the minister's breast,
O marry me, marry me, minister,
Or else I'll be your priest, your priest
Or else I'll be your priest.
Hold away from me, willie,
Hold away from me,
I not avow to marry you
Except she's willing as thee, as thee,
Except she's willing as thee.
They've taken eppy moray then,
She'd better could not be,
And they have rid over carron side
As fast as horse could flee, could flee,
As fast as horse could flee.
Then mass was sung and bells were rung
And they're away to bed,
And willie and eppy moray,
In ane bed they were laid, were laid
In ane bed they were laid. ]
He's taken the sack from off his back
And kicked away his shoes,
And thrown away the chamber key,
And naked he's lay down, lay down
And naked he's lay down.
Hold away from me, willie,
Hold away from me,
Before I lose my maidenhead
I'll try my strength with thee, with thee.
I'll try my strength with thee.
He's kissed her on the lily breast
And held her shoulders twa
But aye she grat and aye she spat
And turned to the wall, the wall,
And turned to the wall.
All through the night they wrestled there
Until the light of day,
And willie grat and willie swat
But he could not stretch her spey, her spey
He could not stretch her spey.
Weary fa' you, willie, then,
For you could not prove a man,
For if you gained her maidenheid,
She would have held your hand, your hand,
She would have held your hand.
Go away from me, lady,
Go away from me!
There's not a man in all strathdon
Shall married be with me, with me,
Shall married be with me.
Go fetch me a horse,
And fetch it like a man,
And send me back to my mither
A maiden as I came, I came
A maiden as I came.
Eppy Moray
Veinticuatro hombres de las tierras altas
Vienen del lado de Carron
Para llevarse a Eppy Moray
Porque ella no quiere ser novia, novia,
Ella no quiere ser novia.
Entonces salió su madre
Era una noche de luna,
No podía ver a su hija
Porque la luna brillaba tanto, tan brillante
La luna brillaba tanto.
Aléjate de mí, madre,
¡Aléjate de mí!
No hay un hombre en todo Strathdon
Que deba casarse conmigo, conmigo,
Que deba casarse conmigo.
Se llevaron a Eppy Moray,
Y en un caballo la ataron,
Y cabalgaron hacia la casa del ministro
Tan rápido como el caballo podía correr, podía correr,
Tan rápido como el caballo podía correr.
[ entonces Willie sacó su pistola
Y la apuntó al pecho del ministro,
Cásate conmigo, cásate conmigo, ministro,
O de lo contrario seré tu sacerdote, tu sacerdote
O de lo contrario seré tu sacerdote.
Aléjate de mí, Willie,
¡Aléjate de mí,
No me comprometo a casarme contigo
A menos que ella esté dispuesta como tú, como tú,
A menos que ella esté dispuesta como tú.
Luego llevaron a Eppy Moray,
No podría estar mejor,
Y cabalgaron por el lado de Carron
Tan rápido como el caballo podía huir, podía huir,
Tan rápido como el caballo podía huir.
Luego se cantó misa y repicaron las campanas
Y se fueron a la cama,
Y Willie y Eppy Moray,
En una cama se acostaron, se acostaron
En una cama se acostaron. ]
Él quitó el saco de su espalda
Y pateó sus zapatos,
Y tiró la llave de la habitación,
Y desnudo se acostó, se acostó
Y desnudo se acostó.
Aléjate de mí, Willie,
¡Aléjate de mí,
Antes de perder mi virginidad
Probaré mi fuerza contigo, contigo.
Probaré mi fuerza contigo.
Él la besó en el pecho de lirio
Y sostuvo sus hombros,
Pero ella lloraba y escupía
Y se dio la vuelta hacia la pared, la pared,
Y se dio la vuelta hacia la pared.
Toda la noche lucharon allí
Hasta la luz del día,
Y Willie lloraba y Willie sudaba
Pero no pudo conquistarla, conquistarla
No pudo conquistarla.
Maldito seas, Willie, entonces,
Porque no pudiste demostrar ser un hombre,
Porque si hubieras ganado su virginidad,
Ella habría tomado tu mano, tu mano,
Ella habría tomado tu mano.
Vete de mí, dama,
¡Vete de mí!
No hay un hombre en todo Strathdon
Que deba casarse conmigo, conmigo,
Que deba casarse conmigo.
Ve a buscar un caballo,
Y tráelo como un hombre,
Y devuélveme a mi madre
Como una doncella como vine, como vine
Como una doncella como vine.