Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte

Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte,

The maiden came from her lover's tryst,

kom med röda händer. Modern sade:

Came with red hands. The mother said:

"Varav rodna dina händer, flicka?"

"Whence redden your hands, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Jag har plockat rosor

The maiden said: "I have picked roses

och på törnen stungit mina händer."

And stung my hands on the thorns."

Åter kom hon från sin älsklings möte,

Again she came from her lover's tryst,

kom med röda läppar. Modern sade:

Came with red lips. The Mother said:

"Varav rodna dina läppar, flicka?"

"Whence redden your lips, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Jag har ätit hallon

The maiden said: "I have eaten raspberries

och med saften målat mina läppar."

And with the juices painted my lips."

Åter kom hon från sin älsklings möte,

Again she came from her lover's tryst,

kom med bleka kinder. Modern sade:

Came with pale cheeks. Her mother said:

"Varav blekna dina kinder, flicka?"

"Whence pale your cheeks, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Red en grav, o moder!

The maiden said: "Make me a grave, o mother!

Göm mig där och ställ ett kors däröver,

Hide me there and put a cross on top,

och på korset rista, som jag säger:

And on the cross carve, what I say:

En gång kom hon hem med röda händer,

Once she came home with red hands,

ty de rodnat mellan älskarns händer.

Since they had reddened between her lover's hands.

En gång kom hon hem med röda läppar,

Once she came home with red lips,

ty de rodnat under älskarns läppar.

Since they reddened under her lover's lips.

Senast kom hon hem med bleka kinder,

Lastly she came home with pale cheeks,

ty de bleknat genom älskarns otro."

Since they had paled with her lover's unfaithfulness.

Åter kom hon från sin älsklings möte,

Again she came from her lover's tryst,

kom med röda läppar. Modern sade:

Came with red lips. The Mother said:

"Varav rodna dina läppar, flicka?"

"Whence redden your lips, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Jag har ätit hallon

The maiden said: "I have eaten raspberries

och med saften målat mina läppar."

And with the juices painted my lips."

Åter kom hon från sin älsklings möte,

Again she came from her lover's tryst,

kom med bleka kinder. Modern sade:

Came with pale cheeks. Her mother said:

"Varav blekna dina kinder, flicka?"

"Whence pale your cheeks, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Red en grav, o moder!

The maiden said: "Make me a grave, o mother!

Göm mig där och ställ ett kors däröver,

Hide me there and put a cross on top,

och på korset rista, som jag säger:

And on the cross carve, what I say:

En gång kom hon hem med röda händer,

Once she came home with red hands,

ty de rodnat mellan älskarns händer.

Since they had reddened between her lover's hands.

En gång kom hon hem med röda läppar,

Once she came home with red lips,

ty de rodnat under älskarns läppar.

Since they reddened under her lover's lips.

Senast kom hon hem med bleka kinder,

Lastly she came home with pale cheeks,

ty de bleknat genom älskarns otro."

Since they had paled with her lover's unfaithfulness.

Åter kom hon från sin älsklings möte,

Again she came from her lover's tryst,

kom med bleka kinder. Modern sade:

Came with pale cheeks. Her mother said:

"Varav blekna dina kinder, flicka?"

"Whence pale your cheeks, maiden?"

Flickan sade: "Red en grav, o moder!

The maiden said: "Make me a grave, o mother!

Göm mig där och ställ ett kors däröver,

Hide me there and put a cross on top,

och på korset rista, som jag säger:

And on the cross carve, what I say:

En gång kom hon hem med röda händer,

Once she came home with red hands,

ty de rodnat mellan älskarns händer.

Since they had reddened between her lover's hands.

En gång kom hon hem med röda läppar,

Once she came home with red lips,

ty de rodnat under älskarns läppar.

Since they reddened under her lover's lips.

Senast kom hon hem med bleka kinder,

Lastly she came home with pale cheeks,

ty de bleknat genom älskarns otro."

Since they had paled with her lover's unfaithfulness.

En gång kom hon hem med röda händer,

Once she came home with red hands,

ty de rodnat mellan älskarns händer.

Since they had reddened between her lover's hands.

En gång kom hon hem med röda läppar,

Once she came home with red lips,

ty de rodnat under älskarns läppar.

Since they reddened under her lover's lips.

Senast kom hon hem med bleka kinder,

Lastly she came home with pale cheeks,

ty de bleknat genom älskarns otro."

Since they had paled with her lover's unfaithfulness.