Greensleeves
Guaraldi Vince; Trio Lyrics

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
My beloved, I am filled with despair because you are treating me unfairly

To cast me off discourteously.
Your discourteous actions of pushing me away are causing me great pain

For I have loved you well and long,
I have been loving and cherishing you for a very long time now

Delighting in your company.
Being in your company has brought me immense joy and pleasure

Greensleeves was all my joy
The love between us is the only source of happiness in my life

Greensleeves was my delight,
I take great pleasure in loving and being loved by you

Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
To me, the love we share is worth more than any material possession on this earth

And who but my lady greensleeves.
No one but you, my beloved lady greensleeves, can bring this joy and delight to my life

Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
You have shattered my heart by breaking the vows you made to me

Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
I cannot understand why you allowed me to fall so deeply in love with you

Now I remain in a world apart
Since you have left me, I am now living in a world all alone

But my heart remains in captivity.
Although my body is free, my heart is still trapped by the chains of my love for you

I have been ready at your hand,
I have always been there for you, waiting for your every command

To grant whatever you would crave,
I would do anything to fulfill your desires and wishes

I have both wagered life and land,
I have risked my life and property, all for the sake of your love and affection

Your love and good-will for to have.
I have done all of this to gain your love and goodwill

If you intend thus to disdain,
If you continue to hold me in contempt like this

It does the more enrapture me,
It only serves to increase the intensity of my love for you

And even so, I still remain
Despite everything, I still cannot let go of my love for you

A lover in captivity.
I am a captive of my own love for you

My men were clothed all in green,
My men were all dressed in green, which was a symbol of my love for you

And they did ever wait on thee;
They were always at your service, ready to do whatever you needed

All this was gallant to be seen,
All of this was intended to impress you and show you my devotion

And yet thou wouldst not love me.
Despite all of this, you still do not love me

Thou couldn't desire no earthly thing,
You could have anything in this world that you desired

but still thou hadst it readily.
And yet, you already have everything you could want, except for my love

Thy music still to play and sing;
You have the gift of music, which you use to play and sing

And yet thou wouldst not love me.
But you still refuse to love me

Well, I will pray to God on high,
I will pray to God in Heaven

that thou my constancy mayst see,
So that you may see how faithful and steadfast my love for you is

And that yet once before I die,
And that before I die, just this one time

Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.
You will finally give me the love that I so desperately crave

Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
Goodbye, Greensleeves, my lady love

To God I pray to prosper thee,
I pray to God for your success and happiness

For I am still thy lover true,
Despite everything, I still remain your true lover

Come once again and love me.
Please come back to me and love me once again