Where the Wild Roses Grow

They call me The Wild Rose
他們叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day
但我的名字是Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
不知為什麼這樣稱我
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
第一眼，我便知道她是我命中的那個人
She stared in my eyes and smiled
她凝視我的雙眼，綻開微笑
For her lips were the colour of the roses
她的雙唇就像
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
沿河盛開的玫瑰，那樣血紅，那樣狂野
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
當他敲開我的門，走進房間
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
我的顫抖在他堅定的懷抱中平息
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
他會是我的第一個男人，用他溫柔的手
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face
擦去我頰上滑落的淚珠
They call me The Wild Rose
他們叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day
但我的名字是Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
不知為何這樣稱我
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day
On the second day I brought her a flower
第二天我帶去了一枝玫瑰
She was more beautiful than any woman Id seen
她是我見過的最美的女人
I said, 'Do you know where the wild roses grow
我說，“你知道哪裡有盛開的野玫瑰
So sweet and scarlet and free?'
那樣甜美，猩紅，自由？ ”
On the second day he came with a single red rose
第二天他帶著一枝紅玫瑰
Said: 'Will you give me your loss and your sorrow'
說：“把你的失落與憂傷交給我”
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
我點了點頭，倒在床上
He said, 'If I show you the roses, will you follow?'
“如果我帶你去看那些玫瑰，你會隨我去麼？ ”
They call me The Wild Rose
他們叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day
但我的名字是Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
不知為何這樣稱我
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day
On the third day he took me to the river
第三天他帶我去了河邊
He showed me the roses and we kissed
他給我看了那些玫瑰，我們靜靜擁吻
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
我最後聽到的是一句呢喃
As he knelt
他跪在我上方，握著一塊石頭
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
最後一天我帶她去了野玫瑰盛開的地方
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
她躺在河堤，微風輕拂
And I kissed her goodbye, said, 'All beauty must die'
我與她吻別，說，“一切美都必須死亡”
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
彎下腰，在她的齒間植了一株玫瑰
They call me The Wild Rose
他們叫我野玫瑰
But my name was Elisa Day
但我的名字是Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
不知為何這樣稱我
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day
For my name was Elisa Day
因我的名字是Elisa Day