Über den Berg ist mein Liebster gezogen [English translation]

Over the mountain my beloved has gone

Far across the sea my falcon has flown

If he would think of the secret nights

Then he would come back, then he would come back

Behind the mountain in the golden castle

He combs the king's noble horses1

If he would think of the secret nights

Then he would come back, then he would come back

Beautiful as the morning on forest meadows

He is beaming among the knights and women.

If he would think of the secret nights

Then he would come back, then he would come back

Loveliest virgin, what are you laughing towards the handsome fellow?

Never his heart will get used to yours.

If he would think of the secret nights

Then he would come back, then he would come back

For a long time now people are telling the tale

He'd have a sweetheart, they were a couple

If he would think of the secret nights

Then he would come back, then he would come back

Oh, I wither with sorrow and pain

Want to fondle him with a thousand arms

But he does not think of the secret nights

And he won't come back, and he won't come back.

1. alternative version: He gives water to the king's stomping horses

• Artist:Bettina Wegner