Weep, daughter of a royal line,

為父王的恥辱，王國的衰頹，

A Sire’s disgrace, a realm’s decay;

你盡情哭泣吧，皇家的公主!

Ah! happy if each tear of thine

但愿你的每一滴淚水

Could wash a father’s fault away!

能洗掉父親一樁錯(cuò)處。

Weep—for thy tears are Virtue’s tears—

你的眼淚是“美德”的眼淚，

Auspicious to these suffering isles;

將為這多難的島國造福;

And be each drop in future years

人民將會(huì)在未來的年歲

Repaid thee by thy people’s smiles!

以笑顏回報(bào)你每一滴淚珠。