Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib?

And what did the soldier's wife get

From the old metropolis of Prague?

From Prague she got the high-heeled shoe,

And greetings too with the high-heeled shoe

That she got from the city of Prague.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From Oslo upon the sound?

From Oslo she got the muffler of fur,

And hopefully the fur was good enough for her,

That she got from Oslo on the sound.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From affluent Amsterdam?

From Amsterdam she got the hat

And how well it sat, the fetching Dutch hat

That she got from Amsterdam.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From Brussels in the land of Belgium?

From Brussels she got the lace so rare,

And oh, to wear the lace so rare

That she got from the land of Belgium.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From Paris, the city of lights?

From Paris she got the silken dress,

And the neighbours liked her less when they saw her in the dress

That she got from the city of lights.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From southerly Bucharest?

From Bucharest she got the shirt

So exotically overt, the Romanian shirt

That she got from Bucharest.

And what did the soldier's wife get

From the far-flung Russian lands?

From Russia she got the widow's veil,

And the funeral mail with the widow's veil

That she got from the Russian lands.