My mother told me
Someday I would buy
Galleys with good oars
Sails to distant shores
My mother told me
Someday I would buy (buy)
Galleys with good oars
Sails to distant shores
Stand up high in the prow
Noble barque I steer
(Steady) steady course for the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men
My mother told me
Someday I would buy
Galleys with good oars
Sails to distant shores
My mother told me
Someday I would buy…