And now, farewell, my darling treasure

"And now, farewell, my darling treasure,

For I must now leave you

Until next summer;

Then I shall return to you."

And when the youth returned home,

He started to think of his beloved:

"Where is my beloved,

Whom I left behind?"

-- In the churchyard she lies buried,

Today is the third day,

For her sorrow and tears

Delivered her to Death. --

"Now I will go to the churchyard,

To search for my beloved's grave;

I will ever call out to her

Until she gives me an answer.

"O, my darling treasure,

Open up your deep grave,

For you hear no bells tolling,

You hear no birds singing,

And you see neither sun nor moon!"