綠柚子是一首英國民謠，在伊麗莎白女王時代就已經已廣為流傳，相傳是英皇亨利八世所作。這首民謠的旋律非常古典而優雅，是一首描寫對愛情感到憂傷的歌曲，但它受到世人喜愛的層面卻不僅僅局限在愛情的領域，因此后來出現了眾多版本。

袖底風· 綠袖

譯者：蓮波

我思斷腸，伊人不臧。 Alas my love, you do me wrong

棄我遠去，抑郁難當。 To cast me off discourteously

我心相屬，日久月長。 I have loved you all so long

與卿相依，地老天荒。 Delighting in your company

綠袖招兮，我心歡朗。 Greensleeves was all my joy

綠袖飄兮，我心癡狂。 Greensleeves was my delight

綠袖搖兮，我心流光。 Greensleeves was my heart of gold

綠袖永兮，非我新娘。 And who but my Lady Greensleeves

我即相偎，柔荑纖香。 I have been ready at your hand

我自相許，舍身何妨。 To grant whatever you would crave

欲求永年，此生歸償。 I have both waged life and land

回首歡愛，四顧茫茫。 Your love and good will for to have

伊人隔塵，我亦無望。 Thou couldst desire no earthly thing

彼端箜篌，漸疏漸響。 But still thou hadst it readily

人既永絕，心自飄霜。 Thy music still to play and sing

斥歡斥愛，綠袖無常。 And yet thou wouldst not love me

綠袖去矣，付與流觴。 Greensleeves now farewell adieu

我燃心香，寄語上蒼。 God I pray to prosper thee

我心猶熾，不滅不傷。 For I am still thy lover true

佇立垅間，待伊歸鄉。 Come once again and love me