A flower was offered to me,

一朵花儿曾经赠给了我，

Such a flower as May never bore;

一朵花儿像五月里从未有过；

But I said 'I've a pretty rose tree,'

但我说，我有漂亮的玫瑰树一棵，

And I passed the sweet flower o'er.

于是略过了那朵甜美的花儿。

Then I went to my pretty rose tree,

我跑向了我的玫瑰树，

To tend her by day and by night;

日夜不休要讨她的快活；

But my rose turned away with jealousy,

我的玫瑰转身不理，因为嫉妒，

And her thorns were my only delight.

可她的尖刺是我唯一的喜乐。