Paroles et traduction Steeleye Span - The False Knight On the Road

The False Knight On the Road

"Oh, where are you going," says the false knight on the road
"I'm going to me school," says the wee boy and still he stood
"What is on your back," says the false knight on the road
"Me bundles and me books," says the wee boy and still he stood

"I came and walking by your door," says the false knight on the road
"That lay in your way," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I flung your dog a stone," says the false knight on the road
"I wish it was a bone," says the wee boy and still he stood

"Oh, what sheep and cattle's that," says the false knight on the road
"They're mine and me father's," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And how many shall be mine," says the false knight on the road
"The ones that have the blue tail," says the wee boy and still he stood

"Oh, how can I get a share o' them," says the false knight on the road
"You cannot get a share of them," says the wee boy and still he stood
"And why the stick all in your hand," says the false knight on the road
"To keep me from all cold and harm," says the wee boy and still he stood

"As I wish you were in yonder tree," says the false knight on the road
"A ladder under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The ladder it'll break," says the false knight on the road
"And you will surely fall," says the wee boy and still he stood

"I wish you were in yonder sea," says the false knight on the road
"A good boat under me," says the wee boy and still he stood
"The boat will surely sink," says the false knight on the road
"And you will surely drown," says the wee boy and still he stood

"Has your mother more than you," says the false knight on the road
"Oh, none of them for you," says the wee boy and still he stood
"I think I hear a bell," says the false knight on the road
"It's ringing you to hell," says the wee boy and still he stood

Фальшивый рыцарь на дороге

"Куда путь держишь?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"В школу иду," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"А что у тебя за спиной?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Книги да тетрадки," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Проходил я мимо твоего дома," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Который на дороге стоит?" - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"Кинул я камень в твою собаку," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Лучше бы кость бросил," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Чьи это овцы и коровы?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Мои и отца моего," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"А сколько мне достанется?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Тех, что с синими хвостами," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Как же мне их получить?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Никак не получить," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"А зачем тебе эта палка в руке?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Чтобы от холода защищаться и от лиха," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Вот бы ты залез на то дерево," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"А подо мной лестница," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"А лестница возьмет да и сломается," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"И ты, конечно, упадешь," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Вот бы ты оказался в той реке," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"А подо мной лодка," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"А лодка возьмет да и утонет," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"И ты, конечно, утонешь," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.

"Есть ли у твоей матери дети кроме тебя?" - спросил лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Тебе - ни одного," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.
"Кажется, я слышу звон колокола," - сказал лихой рыцарь на пути.
"Это по тебе звонят в аду," - ответил паренек, не сходя с места.