Greensleeves

Hôm nay giảng lịch sử Anh, thầy kể về chuyện tình giữa vua Henry VIII và người vợ thứ 2 của ổng, Anne Boleyn, người phụ nữ ông yêu nhất trong số 6 bà vợ của ông. Một mối tình đẹp nhưng kết thúc bi thảm. Vì hiểu lần nên Henry đã xử tử Anne. Ông đã viết tặng cho nàng bài Green sleeves
http://mp3.zing.vn/bai-hat/Greensleeves-Gregorian/ZWZFZZZB.html
 Mình đã nghe bài này rất nhiều nhưng chưa bao giờ thật sự hiểu rõ về nó. Nhưng bây giờ khi nghe Greensleeves mình đã cảm nhận được. Hiểu được một bài hát như vầy thật tuyệt vời!

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously, 
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.


Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight, 
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.


Your vow you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in captivity.


Chorus


I have been ready at your hand, 
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.


Chorus


If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.


Chorus


My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee; 
All this was gallant to be seen,
And yet thou wouldst not love me,


Chorus

Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.


Chorus


Well, I will pray to God on high, 
that thou my constancy mayst see,
 And that yet once before I die
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.


Chorus


Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu, 
To God I pray to prosper thee,
Foe I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.