Ранней порою тропою лесною
Лорд шагал, и лук в руках.
Нужды он не знал - для забавы стрелял
Лесных зверей и птах.
Вот белая птица упала с небес,
В высокой траве пропал ее след,
Нашли лишь кровь на земле.

Проклиная судьбу вновь он лук натянул,
Но предстала перед ним
Выйдя из леса, юная дева,
И рука ее в крови.
Увидев ее, сказал он себе:
"Она прекрасна, она должна быть моей...
Она будет моей!"

То злато, что он ей предлогал
Бросила к его ногам
На колени упал он и умолял:
"Будь моей, все тебе я отдам."
"Сэр, я пойду коль оставишь ты лук.
Сии - Божьи создания, оставь их,
Сохрани им жизнь..."
Но с ветром слова унеслись.

На нее он глядел, поражен.
Он видел прекрасную деву,
А она была - только сон.

Он ее силой взял и крепко связал
И на плечо себе взвалил.
У его замка в чаще стояла старая башня,
В ней он деву заточил.
И горестный стон сотряс небосклон,
Блеснула молния и грянул гром.
Был дождь как слезы солен.

Не сводил он очей с девы своей - 
Она прекрасна была, как весна. 
Она все молчала, лишь "оставь" повторяла,
И песнь печальную пела она.
Как-то раз поутру он к ней заглянул:
Перо белей снега внес ветер в окно - 
И нет никого.

И вот лорд умирает, его сердце рыдает
И мучится тоской.
На башне часами под небесами
Он грустил о деве той.
Взглнул - в вышине птица, как снег
Кружит над ним. Он воззвал к ней в высь:
"Прошу, вернись!.."
Но с ветром слова унеслись.

Его замок стоял на песке.
Лишь ее хранит в своем сердце,
Лишь ее вспоминает в тоске.




A great lord came walking through the forest
One morning with a weapon in his hand;
Rich was his castle, he lacked for nothing,
But killing was his plan;
When a white bird flew by she fell from the sky,
Nothing was found, only blood on the ground, she was gone;

Cursing his fortune,
He turned to the forest to kill once again,
And standing before him was a lovely young woman
With her hand hung in pain,
When he saw her his eyes were filled with desire,
He said "i must have her, she must be mine,
She will be mine..."

He offered her silver, he offered her gold,
But she threw it on the ground,
He fell to his knees and he begged her,
"oh please come with me,
What you wish will be found;"
She said, "sire, i'll go if you'll put up your bow,
And spare these creatures, leave them in peace,
You have no need..."

But her words were lost in the wind
His eyes were fixed on a queen
And all he saw was a woman
And all she was, was a dream...
Oh oh...and all he saw was a woman, and all she was,
Was a dream...

He took her and bound her with ropes tied around her
To his castle he did ride;
In the wood was a bower where stood an an old tower
And he threw her deep inside;
Then the birds left the sky and a terrible cry,
Brought thunder and lightning, rain falling down,
Tears on the ground...

All through the days on her face he would gaze,
For she was lovely as the spring;
No words would she speaketh but "leave them in peace",
And some sad lament she would sing,
Oh one day by the door, through the window he saw
A single white feather lying on the floor.
She was there no more...

Now that great lord is dying,
His cold heart is crying for the love of a girl;
For many an hour he has wept on the tower
For she meant more than the world;
And once in the sky, a white bird flew by,
He lifted his hands, he cried out in pain
"come back again..."

But his words were lost in the wind,
His castle was built upon sand,
All he saw was her memory,
And all he yearns is her hand...
Ah ah..all he has, is the memory,
And all he yearns is her hand.