By the clear fountain, I have loved you for a long time
On my promenade Never will I forget you.
I found the water so fair
That I stopped there to bathe I have lost my dear friend
Without just cause
I have loved you for a long time For a bouquet of roses
Never ever will I forget you. That I refused her
Under an oak tree I have loved you for a long time
I dried myself Never will I forget you.
On its highest branch
A nightingale was singing I would like that the rose
Were still on its briar
I have loved you for a long time And that my sweet friend
Never will I forget you. Was still there to love me
Sing, nightingale, sing I have loved you for a long time
You with your carefree heart Never will I forget you
Your heart feels like laughing
Mine feels like weeping
I have loved you for a long time
Never will I forget you.