from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation by James Vila Blake (1842 - 1925)

Alpine song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
O Shepherd boy, O shepherd boy!
  Thou sing'st so fresh and free,
Upon thy verdant mountain side,
  Thy cheerful melody.
O joyful is thy mountain-love,
  And sweet thy song to me!
O were I now a shepherd lad,
  Thou happy boy, like thee!

Then would I sing till echoes wild
  From rock to valley rang,
Till to my voice in all the world
  Each heart rejoicing sprang.
The Alpine rose its sweetness sheds
  Down from the hills along;
O Mountain-love, so fresh and free,
  Bear swiftly on my song.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 89