Oh, open the door, some pity to shew*,

Oh, open the door to me, oh!

Tho’ thou hast been false, I’ll ever prove true,

Oh, open the door to me, oh!

Cauld* is the blast upon my pale cheek,

But caulder thy love for me, oh!

The frost that freezes the life at my heart,

Is nought* to my pains fra* thee,oh!

The wan¹ moon is setting behind the white wave,

And time is setting with me, oh!

False friends, false love, farewell!for mair*

I’ll ne’er trouble them, nor thee, oh!

She has open’d the door, she has open’d it wide；

She sees his palecorse* on the plain, oh!

My true love! she cried, and sank down by his side,

Never to rise again, oh!

shew*, show

Cauld* cold

nought*nothing

fra*from

mair*more

corse* corpse²

开门呵

开门呵，请为我开门，

求你给我些许怜惜！

开门呵，请为我开门，

我永远不会揭穿你的虚情假意！

冷风抽打我苍白的面颊，

呵，可你的爱更令人不寒而栗！

冰霜将我的一颗心冻死，

呵，也无法与你给我的痛苦相比！

昏暗的太阳坠入白色的浪花，

呵，我的生命也将归于沉寂！

再见吧，虚假的朋友虚假的爱，

呵，我决不再打扰他们打扰你！

她把门轻启，她把门敞开，

呵，她看见他躺在原野上的尸体！

哭喊着“我的真爱”在他身旁晕倒，

呵，她再也没有重新站起！