Am tiefen klaren Brunnen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Am tiefen klaren Brunnen
Da sitzt ein Mägdelein,
Es fallen ihre Thränen
Wohl in den Brunnen hinein.
So wie das Wasser im Brunnen,
So rein ist auch ihr Herz,
So tief grad’ wie der Brunnen,
So tief ist auch ihr Schmerz.
Was mag sie nur so weinen?
So jung hat sie schon Gram?
Sie trauert weil ihr Geliebter
Heut eine Andere nahm.
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At the deep, clear well
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
At the deep, clear well
There sits a maiden;
Her tears are falling
Into the depths of the well.
Just like the water in the well,
So pure is her heart also,
And just as deep as the well,
So deep, too, is her pain.
Why should she be weeping so?
At such a young age she already suffers sorrow?
She is mourning because her beloved
Today wed another.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-11
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