Two Butchers

Dos Carniceros

Two Butchers

Es de dos nobles carniceros como he escuchado decir a los hombres,It's of two noble butchers as I have heard men say,
Partieron de Londres en un día de mercado.Started out from London all on a market day.
Y mientras cabalgaban tan rápido como podían,And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride,
'Oh, detén tu caballo,' dice Johnson, 'porque escucho a una mujer llorar.'"Oh, stop your horse," says Johnson, "for I hear some woman cry."

'No me detendré,' dice Wilson, 'no me detendré,' dice él."I will not stop," says Wilson, "I will not stop," says he.
'No me detendré,' dice Wilson, 'porque seremos robados.'"I will not stop," says Wilson, "for robbed we shall be."
Johnson, bajó de su caballo, buscó en los bosques por todos lados,Johnson, he got off his horse, searched the woods all round,
Y allí vio a una mujer con su cabello atado al suelo.And there he spied a woman with her hair pinned to the ground.

'¿Cómo llegaste aquí, querida mujer? ¿Cómo llegaste aquí atada?"How came you here, dear woman? How came you here fast bound?
'¿Cómo llegaste aquí esta mañana con tu cabello atado al suelo?'"How came you here this morning with your hair pinned to the ground?"
'Me robaron, me despojaron, me dejaron atada aquí,"They robbed me, they stripped me, they left me here fast bound,
Me dejaron aquí esta mañana con mi cabello atado al suelo.'They left me here this morning with my hair pinned to the ground."

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Que Dios proteja a toda la buena gente,May God keep all good people,
Que Dios proteja a toda la buena gente,May God keep all good people,
Que Dios proteja a toda la buena gente de tan mala compañía.May God keep all good people from such bad company.

Entonces Johnson, siendo un hombre valiente y de coraje audaz,Then Johnson, he being a valiant man and a man of courage bold,
Se quitó su abrigo de la espalda para protegerla del frío.He took his coat from off his back to keep her from the cold.
Y mientras cabalgaban tan rápido como podían,And as they were a-riding as fast as they could ride,
Ella puso un silbato en su boca y dio tres gritos escalofriantes.She put a whistle to her mouth and she gave three shivering cries.

Saltaron tres hombres audaces y fanfarrones con espadas en sus manos,Up jumped three bold and swaggering men with swords all in their hands,
Quienes entonces ordenaron a Johnson, le ordenaron que se detuviera.Who then commanded Johnson, commanded him to stand.
'Me detendré, me quedaré parado,' dice Johnson, 'todo lo que pueda estar de pie,"I'll stop, I'll stand," says Johnson, "as long as I can stand,
Porque nunca en toda mi vida tuve miedo de ningún hombre.'For never was I, in all my life, afraid of any man."

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Oh, él mató rápidamente a dos de ellos y al tercero no le importóOh, two of them he quickly slew and the third he did not mind
Hasta que la falsa joven tomó un cuchillo y lo apuñaló por la espalda.Till the false young woman took a knife and stabbed him from behind.
Pobre Johnson dio vueltas y cayó al suelo.Poor Johnson he spun round about and he fell down to the ground.
Y maldijo a esa desdichada mujer que le dio su herida mortal.And he cursed that wretched woman who gave him his death wound.

Ahora, al ser un día de mercado, había gente viajando por allíNow the day it being a market day, there were people travelling by
Que vio el terrible asesinato, que vio a pobre Johnson morir.Who saw the awful murder, who saw poor Johnson die.
Ahora Johnson era un hombre valiente, y un hombre valiente era él,Now Johnson he was a valiant man, and a valiant man was he,
Que Dios proteja a toda la buena gente de tan mala compañía.May God keep all good people from such bad company.

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