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Mit Lust tät ich ausreiten
durch einen grünen Wald,
Darin da hört ich singen,
drei Vögelein wohlgestalt.
So sein es nit drei Vögelein,
es sein drei Fräulein fein.
Soll mir das ein nit werden,
so gilt es das Leben mein.
Das erste heißet Ursulein,
Das andre Bärbelein
Das dritt hat keinen Namen,
Das soll des Jägers sein.
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Alegre cavalcava
a través d’una verda forest,
a dins vaig sentir cantar
tres ocellets ben formats.
No eren però tres ocellets
sinó tres belles donzelles.
Si una d’ells no serà meva
això em costarà la vida.
La primera es deia Úrsula,
la segona Bàrbara,
la tercera que no tenia nom,
havia de ser per al caçador.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-02-20
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