Thomas Ravenscroft - There were three ravens - текст песни (слова), перевод

There were three ravens sat on a tree,
 Down a down hey down hey down.
 And they were as black as they might be,
 With a down.
 Then one of them said to his mate:
 "Where shall we our breakfast take?"
 With a down derry derry derry down down.
 
 Down in yonder greenfield,
 Down a down hey down hey down.
 There lies a knight slain under his shield;
 With a down.
 His hounds they lie down at his feet,
 So well they can their master keep.
 With a down derry derry derry down down.
 
 His hawks they fly so eagerly,
 Down a down hey down hey down.
 There is no fowl dare come him nigh
 With a down.
 But down there comes a fallow doe,
 As great with young as she might go.
 With a down derry derry derry down down.
 
 O she lifts up his bloody head,
 Down a down hey down hey down.
 And kissed his wounds that were so red.
 With a down.
 She got him up upon her back
 And carried him to an earthen lake.
 With a down derry derry derry down down.
 
 She buried him before the prime,
 Down a down hey down hey down.
 She was dead herself ere evensong time.
 With a down.
 God send every gentleman
 Such hounds, such hawks and such a leman.
 With a down derry derry derry down down.