Das Seemannsgrab [English translation]

On the first day's dawn the youth reels in the nets

It's freezing cold, the breeze is stiff, the mist wraps up the boat

He is still dreaming of a warm room when his favourite voice urges him:

"You seem to be cold? You know, nobody freezes as long as he's in my kingdom."

The fisherman is amazed as he sees the girl on the cliffs nearby

She is a beauty to look at with her flowing hair and her bee-stung lips

But - oh my - the fisherman shivers as he notices her lower body

He doesn't see legs but the body of a fish and he flees to the port of his hometown

CHORUS:

There are stories, myths and legends told, her golden hair makes her seem like an angel

If only I knew where, I would actually dare to listen to her singing

For one kiss from her lips I would give everything I own

My goods and chattels and my soul

On the second day at exactly the same spot, he thought about her the whole night

Yesterday's beauty on the cliff robbed him of his sleep

His eyes are still looking for her when his heart is melted by her singing:

"In my kingdom, at the bottom of the sea, neither pain nor sorrow can reach you"

On the third day at exactly the same spot, he waited for her the whole night

The sweet sounds are stuck in his ears, sparking his desire

He leans far over the railing to see this woman

There she is, very close to him, and he reaches out for her with both hands

2x CHORUS

"Come here already!", she is luring him. And he stretches, carefully takes her hand.

She pulls gently and he slides over the edge of the boat

She hugs him, she kisses him dearly, he willingly lets it happen

She takes him with her, deeper and deeper and he was never seen again

• Artist:Schandmaul
• Album:Narrenkönig