Tri Martolodso young tra la la, la la la la Tri Martolod so young they sailed away to sea Tri Martolod so young tra la la, la la la la Tri Martolod so young they set sail from Brittany A storm began as they set sail The waves swelled high around them The winds were strong, The journey long They landed in Newfoundland. They anchored down beside a mill And met a girl who worked there She said to one " I know you well For once you were my lover - A ring you bought in Nantes for me And promised we would marry I waited for a year or more Why so long did you tarry?" 'I was, they said, too poor to wed And could no longer see you, One day, three martolod, we fled - The storm it blew us to you" "Your destiny is here with me Our love will always feed us - We'll live like birds so wild and free Wherever life may lead us!"