改编自民间的歌曲星期一早晨更具有民谣的特点。男女对唱的形式，生动地描述了一位16岁姑娘的出嫁。一位姑娘星期一早晨要结婚。入问姑娘多大，她说星期一就16了。人劝道：“16岁结婚太年轻，听我劝再等5年。因为婚姻带给你烦恼和悲伤。”“你疯了，这么不近人情!我已违心等了两年。”接下来，星期一晚上，当姑娘投入丈夫的怀抱时，她却希望这依旧是星期一早晨。这首歌一波三折，最后还留一个悬念。生动诱入和多重深层寓义，这是叙事的玄妙之处，也是当今追求多重寓义作品的诗人应多多借鉴的.

early one morning one morning in spring.春日里的一个早晨  

to hear the birds whistle.鸟儿在歌唱  

the nightingale sing.夜莺在啼叫  

i met a fair maiden who sweety did sing.我遇见一位淑女在婉转歌吟  

i'm going 2 b married next monday morning.下周一早晨我就要出嫁  

how old are u my fair young maid.年轻的淑女芳龄几何  

here in this valley,this valley so green.住在这青翠的山谷之中  

how old are u my fair young maid.年轻的淑女芳龄几何  

i'm going 2 b sixteen next monday morning.下周一我就年满16岁了  

well sixteen years old.16岁结婚为时太早  

that's 2 young 42 marry.听我一句再过5年还不迟  

so take my advice five years later 2 marry.婚姻会来麻烦  

for marriage brings troubles sorrows.悲伤从此开始  

begin so put off ur wedding 4 monday morning.奉劝你把周一的婚期推迟  

u talk like a mad man,a man with no skill.你说起话来像个无知的疯子  

three years i've been waiting against my own will.我已经违心等了整整两年  

and now i'm determined 2 have my own way.现在我已下定决心  

and i'm going 2 b married next monday morning.下周一我一定要成亲  

next monday morning the bells they'll ring.下周一早晨钟声将敲响  

my true love'll buy me a gay golden ring.心上人带来的戒指金光闪亮  

also he'll buy me a new pretty gown.他还会捎上一件好看的新衣  

to ware at my wedding next monday morning.周一的婚礼我要把它穿起来  

next monday night when i go 2 my bed.下周一晚当我走向婚床  

and i turn around 2 the man that i've wed.回过身去面对我新郎  

around his middle my two arms i'll fling.我把双臂拥向他的腰身