Modest and shy as a nun is she,

雌鸟羞涩得像位修女，

One weak chirp is her only note;

偶尔低声地唧喳两声，

Braggart and prince of braggarts is he,

夫君却是自吹自擂的王子，

Pouring boasts from his little throat:

颇为自豪地不停叫唤，

Bobolink, Bobolink,

食米鸟，食米鸟，

Spink, spank, spink,

斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

Never was I afraid of man,

我可从来不怕人，

Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can.

无赖！流氓！有胆你就放马过来，

Chee, chee, chee.

唧，唧，唧。

Six white eggs on a bed of hay,

干草上，六只白色的蛋，

Flecked with purple, a pretty sight!

紫色的斑点，温润美丽，

There as the mother sits all day,

妈妈整天地孵坐窝里，

Robert is singing with all his might:

父亲快乐地吐露心声，

Bobolink, bobolink,

食米鸟，食米鸟，

Spink, spank, spink,

斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

Nice good wife that never goes out,

尽职的母亲从不挪窝，

Keeping house while I frolic about.

我却在一边玩耍嬉戏，

Chee, chee, chee.

唧，唧，唧。

Soon as the little ones chip the shell,

雏鸟们很快破壳而出，

Six wide mouths are open for food;

六只嗷嗷小嘴盼着食物，

Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well,

罗伯特.林肯抖擞精神，

Gathering seeds for the hungry brood..

衔来草籽喂养待哺的宝贝，

Bobolink, bobolink,

食米鸟，食米鸟，

Spink, spank, spink,

斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

This new life is likely to be hard for a gay young fellow like me.

新出世的雏鸟们，今后或许像我同样艰难辛苦，

Chee, chee, chee.

唧，唧，唧。

Robert of Lincoln at length is made

罗伯特.林肯变了模样，

Sober with work, and silent with care;

精心地照料孩子不再歌唱，

Off is his holiday garment laid,

它脱下假日漂亮的盛装，

Half forgotten that merry air:

忘却快乐的和煦阳光，

Bobolink, bobolink,

食米鸟，食米鸟，

Spink, spank, spink,

斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

Nobody knows but my mate and I

除了我们夫妻俩，

Where our nest and our nestlings lie.

没人知道孵蛋的小窝搭在哪，

Chee, chee, chee.

唧，唧，唧。

Summer wanes; the children are grown;

夏天过去，雏鸟们已长大，

Fun and frolic no more he knows;

不再只知道嬉戏玩耍，

Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone;

老伴变得干瘪无趣，

Off he flies, and we sing as he goes:

罗伯特飞走时，歌谣依然在唱，

Bobolink, bobolink,

食米鸟，食米鸟，

Spink, spank, spink,

斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

When you can pipe that merry old strain,

风笛吹响，古老迷人的曲调，

Robert of Lincoln, come back again.

罗伯特终于飞回来了，

Chee, chee, chee.

唧，唧，唧。