Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I,being young and foolish,with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy,as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish,and now am full of tears.

经柳园而下，我曾遇上我的爱，
她走过柳园，纤足雪白。
她要我自然地去爱，就像树木吐出新芽。
但我，年少愚笨，不曾听从。

在河边的田野里，我曾和我的爱人驻足，
在我倾靠的肩上，她放下雪白的手。
她要我自然地生活，就像堤堰长出青草，
但那时，我年少愚笨，如今泪湿衣衫。