Lyrics and translation Steeleye Span - The Wee Wee Man - 2009 Remastered Version

The Wee Wee Man - 2009 Remastered Version

Twas down by Carterhaugh Father
Between the water and the wall
There i met with a wee wee man
And he was the least that ever I saw

His legs were scarce a finger's length
And thick and nimble was his knee
Between his eyes a flee could go
Between his shoulders were inches three

His beard was long and white as as swan
His robe was neither green nor grey
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
He pulled up a stone six feet in height
And flung it farther than I could see
And though I'd been a giant born
I'd never had lifted it to my knee

O Wee Wee Man but thou are strong
Come tell me where thy dwelling be
I dwell beneath a bonny green bower
O will ye come with me and see?

His beard was long and white as as swan
His robe was neither green nor grey
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
He pulled up a stone six feet in height
And flung it farther than I could see
And though I'd been a giant born
I'd never had lifted it to my knee

We rode on and we sped on
Until we came to a bonny green hall
The roof was made of the beaten gold
And purest crystal was the floor

There were pipers playing on every stair
And ladies dancing in glistering green
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
And the man and the hall no more were seen

His beard was long and white as as swan
His robe was neither green nor grey
He clapped his hands, down came the mist
And he sank and he's fainted clean away
He pulled up a stone six feet in height
And flung it farther than I could see
And though I'd been a giant born
I'd never had lifted it to my knee

Маленький человечек - версия ремастеринга 2009 года

У Картерхоу, отец мой,
Меж речкой и стеной,
Я встретил человечка,
Такого кроху в жизни не видал.

Ноги его - с пальчик,
Толстые, а колени - юрки,
Муха меж глаз его пролетит,
А плечи - три дюйма всего.

Борода длинная, словно лебедь бела,
А мантия - ни серая, ни зелена.
Хлопнул в ладоши - туман опустился,
И он растаял, словно и не было.
Поднял он камень в шесть футов,
И швырнул так далеко, что я и не видел,
Будь я даже рожден великаном,
Не поднял бы и до колена.

О, маленький человечек, как ты силен,
Скажи, где твой дом?
Я живу под зеленой беседкой,
Пойдем со мной, сам все увидишь!

Борода длинная, словно лебедь бела,
А мантия - ни серая, ни зелена.
Хлопнул в ладоши - туман опустился,
И он растаял, словно и не было.
Поднял он камень в шесть футов,
И швырнул так далеко, что я и не видел,
Будь я даже рожден великаном,
Не поднял бы и до колена.

Мы мчались и мчались,
Пока не приехали в прекрасный зеленый зал.
Крыша его была из кованого золота,
А пол - из чистейшего хрусталя.

На каждой лестнице играли волынщики,
А дамы танцевали в сверкающем зеленом.
Хлопнул он в ладоши - туман опустился,
И не стало видно ни человечка, ни зала.

Борода длинная, словно лебедь бела,
А мантия - ни серая, ни зелена.
Хлопнул в ладоши - туман опустился,
И он растаял, словно и не было.
Поднял он камень в шесть футов,
И швырнул так далеко, что я и не видел,
Будь я даже рожден великаном,
Не поднял бы и до колена.