Der jungen Hexe Lied

Als nachts ich überm Gebirge ritt,

When at night I rode across the mountains,

Rack, schack, schacke mein Pferdchen,

Clip-clop, clip-clop, my little horse,

Da ritt ein seltsam Klingeln mit,

A strange ringing went with us,

Klingling, klingling, klingelalei.

Ring-a-ling-ling.

Es war ein schmeichlerisch bittend Getön,

It was an enticing, entreating sound,

Es war wie Kinderstimmen schön.

As lovely as children's voices.

Mir war's, ich streichelt' ein lindes Haar,

I seemed to be stroking soft hair,

Mir war so weh und wunderbar.

I felt so strange and sad.

Da schwand das Klingeln mit einemmal,

Then suddenly the ringing was gone,

Ich sah hinunter in's tiefe Thal.

I looked down into the deep valley.

Da sah ich Licht in meinem Haus,

Then I saw a light in my house,

Rack, schack, schacke mein Pferdchen,

Clip-clop, clip-clop, my little horse,

Mein Bübchen sah nach der Mutter aus,

My little boy was looking out for his mother,

Klingling, klingling, klingelalei.

Ring-a-ling-ling.

Mir war's, ich streichelt' ein lindes Haar,

I seemed to be stroking soft hair,

Mir war so weh und wunderbar.

I felt so strange and sad.

Da schwand das Klingeln mit einemmal,

Then suddenly the ringing was gone,

Ich sah hinunter in's tiefe Thal.

I looked down into the deep valley.

Da sah ich Licht in meinem Haus,

Then I saw a light in my house,

Rack, schack, schacke mein Pferdchen,

Clip-clop, clip-clop, my little horse,

Mein Bübchen sah nach der Mutter aus,

My little boy was looking out for his mother,

Klingling, klingling, klingelalei.

Ring-a-ling-ling.

Da schwand das Klingeln mit einemmal,

Then suddenly the ringing was gone,

Ich sah hinunter in's tiefe Thal.

I looked down into the deep valley.

Da sah ich Licht in meinem Haus,

Then I saw a light in my house,

Rack, schack, schacke mein Pferdchen,

Clip-clop, clip-clop, my little horse,

Mein Bübchen sah nach der Mutter aus,

My little boy was looking out for his mother,

Klingling, klingling, klingelalei.

Ring-a-ling-ling.

Da sah ich Licht in meinem Haus,

Then I saw a light in my house,

Rack, schack, schacke mein Pferdchen,

Clip-clop, clip-clop, my little horse,

Mein Bübchen sah nach der Mutter aus,

My little boy was looking out for his mother,

Klingling, klingling, klingelalei.

Ring-a-ling-ling.