I whispered, 'I am too young,'
我喃喃自语,我太年轻
And then, 'I am old enough';
之后,我成熟多了
Wherefore I threw a penny
因此我掷出了个便士
To find out if I might love.
看我是否可以谈恋爱
'Go and love, go and love, young man,
去爱吧,去爱吧,年轻人
If the lady be young and fair.'
如果哪个姑娘年轻又漂亮
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
哦,棕色便士,棕色便士
I am looped in the loops of her hair.
我被她的卷发所囚禁
O love is the crooked thing,
哦 爱情是狡猾的
There is nobody wise enough
没有人能够聪明到
To find out all that is in it,
发现爱情里面藏着什么
For he would be thinking of love
只因他会想着爱情
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.
直到星光消逝 月光遁形
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
哦,棕色便士,棕色便士
One cannot begin it too soon.
陷入爱河 不嫌太早