There once was a ship that put to sea
روزی روزﮔﺎری ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﺑﻪ درﻳﺎ رﻓﺖ
And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
و ﻧﺎم آن ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﭼﺎﻳﻰ ﺑﻴﻠﻰ ﺑﻮد
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
دﻣﺎﻏﻪ ی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﺑﺎ وزش ﺑﺎدﻫﺎی ﺳﻨﮕﻴﻦ ﭘﺎﻳﻴﻦ ﻛﺸﻴﺪه ﻣﻴﺸﺪ
Blow my bully boys blow huh
ﭘﺲ ﺑﻮزﻳﺪ ای ﺑﺎدﻫﺎی ﺳﺮﻛﺶ ﺑﻮزﻳﺪ!
تکرارSoon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We’ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
She had not been two weeks from shore
ﻫﻨﻮز دو ﻫﻔﺘﻪ ﻧﺸﺪه ﻛﻪ ﻛﺸﺘﻰ از ﺳﺎﺣﻞ ﺟﺪا ﺷﺪه
When down on her a right whale bore
ﻛﻪ در اﻳﻦ ﻫﻨﮕﺎم ﻧﻬﻨﮕﻰ ﺑﺰرگ و ﺑﺎﻟﻎ ﺑﻪ ﺳﻤﺘﺶ ﺣﻤﻠﻪ ور ﺷﺪ
The captain called all hands and swore
ﭘﺲ ﻧﺎﺧﺪا ﻫﻤﻪ را ﺑﻪ ﻋﺮﺷﻪ ﻓﺮاﺧﻮاﻧﺪ
He’d take that whale in tow
و ﮔﻔﺖ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ آن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ را ﺷﻜﺎر ﻛﻨﻴﻢ
تکرارSoon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We’ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
Before the boat had hit the water
ﻗﺒﻞ از آﻧﻜﻪ ﻋﺮﺷﻪ ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﺑﻪ دﻟﻴﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺎ و ﭘﺎﻳﻴﻦ رﻓﺘﻦ ﭘﺮ از آب درﻳﺎ ﺷﻮد
The whale’s tail came up and caught her
دم ﻧﻬﻨﮓ از ﺳﻄﺢ درﻳﺎ ﺑﻴﺮون آﻣﺪه و ﮔﺮﻓﺘﺎر ﺗﻮر ﺻﻴﺪ ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﺷﺪ
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
و ﻫﻤﻪ ﻣﻠﻮاﻧﺎن ﺑﺎ ﻧﻴﺰه ﻫﺎی ﺗﻴﺰ ﺑﻪ ﺳﻤﺖ ﻧﻬﻨﮓ ﺣﻤﻠﻪ ور ﺷﺪﻧﺪ
When she dived down below huh
اﻣﺎ در آن ﻫﻨﮕﺎم ﻧﻬﻨﮓ دوﺑﺎره ﺷﻴﺮﺟﻪ زد و ﺑﻪ اﻋﻤﺎق درﻳﺎ ﺑﺮﮔﺸﺖ
تکرارSoon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We’ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
Soon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We’ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
No line was cut no whale was freed
ﻃﻨﺎب ﺗﻮر ﻫﻴﭻ ﻧﻬﻨﮕﻰ ﭘﺎره ﻧﺸﺪ و ﻧﻬﻨﮕﻰ آزاد ﻧﺸﺪ
The captain’s mind was not of greed
ﭼﺮا ﻛﻪ ﻧﺎﺧﺪا ﺑﻪ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻃﻤﻊ ورزی در ﺻﻴﺪ ﻧﻬﻨﮓ ﻧﺒﻮد
And he belonged to the Whaleman’s creed
و ﻧﺎﺧﺪا ﺑﻪ ﻣﺮاﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪ ی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ وﻓﺎدار ﺑﻮد
She took that ship in tow
ﭘﺲ ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﻃﺒﻖ ﻫﺪاﻳﺖ ﻧﺎﺧﺪا ﺣﺮﻛﺖ ﻛﺮد
تکرارSoon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We’ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
For forty days or even more
ﺑﻪ ﻣﺪت ﭼﻬﻞ روز ﻳﺎ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮ
The line went slack then tight once more
ﮔﺮه ﻃﻨﺎب ﺳﺴﺖ ﺷﺪه ﺑﻮد اﻣﺎ دوﺑﺎره ﻣﺤﻜﻢ ﺑﺴﺘﻪ ﺷﺪ
All boats were lost there were only four
و ﻫﻤﻪ ﻗﺎﻳﻖ ﻫﺎ ﺑﺠﺰ ﭼﻬﺎر ﻗﺎﻳﻖ ﮔﻢ ﺷﺪه ﺑﻮدﻧﺪ
But still that whale did go
اﻣﺎ ﺑﺎ اﻳﻦ وﺟﻮد ﻣﻮﻓﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺻﻴﺪ ﻧﻬﻨﮓ ﻧﺸﺪﻧﺪ
As far as I’ve heard the fight’s still on
ﺗﺎ آﻧﺠﺎﻳﻰ ﻛﻪ ﻣﻄﻠﻌﻢ ﻣﺒﺎرزه ﺑﺮای ﺻﻴﺪ ﻧﻬﻨﮓ ﻫﻨﻮز اداﻣﻪ دارد
The line’s not cut and the whale’s not gone
ﭼﺮا ﻛﻪ ﺗﻮر ﺻﻴﺪ ﺑﻪ دور ﻧﻬﻨﮓ ﮔﺮه زده ﺷﺪه و ﻃﻨﺎب ﻫﺎﻳﺶ ﭘﺎره ﻧﺸﺪه
The Wellerman makes his regular call
و ﺳﺮود ﻣﻠﻮاﻧﻰ ﺑﺮ ﻋﺮﺷﻪ ﻛﺸﺘﻰ ﻧﻮاﺧﺘﻪ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮد
To encourage the captain crew and all
ﺑﺪﻳﻦ ﺟﻬﺖ ﻛﻪ ﻧﺎﺧﺪا و ﻣﻠﻮان و ﻫﻤﮕﻰ را ﺗﺸﻮﻳﻖ ﺑﻪ اداﻣﻪ ﺗﻠﺎش ﻛﻨﺪ
تکرارSoon may the Wellerman come
ﺑﻪ زودی ﻛﺸﺘﻰ Wellerman از راه ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ رﺳﻴﺪ
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
و ﺑﺮای ﻣﺎ ﻗﻨﺪ و ﭼﺎﻳﻰ و ﺧﻤﺮ ﺧﻮاﻫﺪ آورد
One day when the tonguin’ is done
و ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ اﺗﻤﺎم ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻗﻄﻌﻪ ﻛﺮدن ﻧﻬﻨﮓ
We‘ll take our leave and go
ﻣﺎ رﺧﺼﺖ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ و ﻣﻰ روﻳﻢ
