O, Du blütenschöne Blume! -
Gott soll Deine Mutter strafen,
Die so lieblich Dich geboren,
Und Dich mitten in das Dorf schickt,
Wo die Helden zechend sitzen,
Junge Burschen Steine werfen,
Bräute Ringeltänze tanzen,
Und die Jungfrau'n Lieder singen!
Dorten war's, wo ich Dich sahe!
Ewig schmerzt davon das Herz mir!
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Agony of love", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Oh, you beautifully blossoming flower! -
May God punish your mother
Who bore you to be so lovely,
And who sends you into the middle of the village,
Where the heroes sit carousing,
[Where] the young lad throw stones,
[Where] brides dance roundelays,
And the maidens sing songs!
That was where I saw you!
My heart aches eternally because of it!