Oh My Darling, Clementine(1884) 2011

Magnus Carlson & Martin Hederos

 

 

In a cavern in a canyon

Excavating for a mine

Dwelt a miner, Forty-niner

And his daughter Clementine

 

Light she was and like a feather

And her shoes were number 9

Herring boxes without topses

Sandals were for Clementine.

 

*Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Clementine

Thou art lost and gone forever.  Dreadful  sorry Clementine.

 

Drove she ducklings to the water

Every morning just at nine

Hit her foot against a splinter

Fell into the foaming brine

 

Ruby lips above the water

Blowing bubbles soft and fine

But alas I was no swimmer 

So I lost my Clementine

 

Repeat *

 

In a church yard, Near the canyon

Where the myrtle doth entwine

There grow roses and the posies

Therein lies my Clementine

 

In my dreams they still follow me

Roaming garments soaked in brine

And she rises from the water

And I kiss my Clementine

 

Repeat* Twice

 

Oh, in life you were my darling

now you're gone dear Clementine

 

Therein   그 안에

in life  살아있을 때

doth  does

entwine   꼬인 것 (등나무)

brine  소금물

foaming  거품이 나는

Thou art   You are

herring  정어리 청어

excavating  땅이 꺼지는

posy   꽃다발

dreadful   끔찍하게  

bloody  people   엄청 예쁜 사람

 splinter   나무 쪼개진 것 

alas   아