《塔菲是個威爾斯人》（英語：Taffy was a Welshman）是一首流行於18世紀至20世紀的英語童謠，其勞德民歌索引編號為19237。 [1]
歌詞
《塔菲是個威爾斯人》的歌詞版本繁多，如下為通行版歌詞：
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief;
塔菲是威爾斯人，塔菲是小偷；
Taffy came to my house and stole a leg of beef;
塔菲闖進我家，偷走牛腿肉；
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed;
我到塔菲家裡，塔菲在床上;
I took the leg of meat and hit him on the head.
我拿起牛腿肉，往他頭上打;
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief;
塔菲是威爾斯人，塔菲是小偷；
Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef;
塔菲闖進我家，偷了塊牛肉；
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't in;
我到塔菲家裡，塔菲不在家;
I jumped on his Sunday hat and poked it with a pin.
我跳上他的禮帽，還拿針戳它;
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a sham;
塔菲是威爾斯人，塔菲是騙子；
Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of lamb;
塔菲闖進我家，偷了塊羊肉；
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was away,
我到塔菲家裡，塔菲出去了;
I stuffed his socks with sawdust and filled his shoes with clay.
我把木屑泥土，塞入他鞋襪；
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a cheat,
塔菲是威爾斯人，塔菲是騙子；
Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of meat;
塔菲闖進我家，偷了一塊肉；
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not there,
我到塔菲家裡，塔菲不在那;
I hung his coat and trousers to roast before a fire.
我把他的衣褲，掛在火前烤。
[2]
起源和歷史
"Taffy" 一詞可能合併自威爾斯人的常用名「 Dafydd 」和威爾斯河流塔夫河（威爾斯首都卡迪夫的母親河），其在18世紀中葉便已開始使用。 [3]這首童謠可能與1744年在倫敦出版的《拇指湯米的動聽歌集》中一首童謠有關，歌詞如下：
Taffy was born
塔菲出生了，
On a Moon Shiny Night,
在一個月光燦爛的晚上。
His head in the Pipkin,
他的頭在三腳鍋里，
His Heels upright.
他的腳跟挺直。
[2]
關於《塔菲是個威爾斯人》的通行版歌詞，目前有記載的最早記錄源於南希·科克的《動聽歌集》。該書於1780年在倫敦出版，其中收錄了這首童謠：
類似版本在18世紀末期的歌集也有印行，但在1805年出版的《兒童歌謠集》中，歌詞的暴力程度有所增加：
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed,
我到塔菲家裡，塔菲在床上;
I took the marrow bone and beat about his head.
我將髓骨拿起，往他頭上敲;
[2]
1840年代，詹姆斯·奧查德·哈利韋爾收集了一個擁有兩節歌詞的版本，第二節歌詞為：
這個版本的歌詞在與威爾斯接壤的英格蘭郡縣大受歡迎。在聖大衛日(3月1日)當天，當地的人們演唱這首歌，並配上身著韭蔥[6]的假人塑像。
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