Maiden's song
Brahms, Johannes
Ah, and you, my cool river!
Ah, and you, my red little rose!
How can you bloom to me so early?
I have no one to pick you for!
Shall I pick you for my mother?
No mother have I, an orphan!
Shall I pick you for my sister?
Ah, no, long ago was she married off.
Shall I pick you for my brother?
But he has gone to the field of battle.
Shall I pick you for my sweetheart?
Far away, alas, does my sweetheart languish!
On the other side of those three green mountains,
On the other side of those three cool rivers!