De Ruiter [English translation]

Where did she go, she said,

that beautiful daughter of mine?

Where did she go, she said,

that beautiful daughter of mine?

And where shall you hurry off to?

Oh where shall I hurry, hurry off to?

Oh where shall I hurry, hurry off to?

I shall go and tell my mother.

Heavy, I carry a child from the rider.

Heavy, I carry a child from the rider.

Now they have said that I must die.

Now they have said that I must die.

Carrying a little child, that's what they do more often.

Carrying a little child, that's what they do more often.

And thus you must sigh no longer.

And thus you must sigh no longer.

I hadn't waited long before I wrote him a letter,

I hadn't waited long before I wrote him a letter,

that the rider must ride over here,

that the rider must ride over here.

When the rider went and yet crossed the fallen bridge,

when the rider went and yet crossed the fallen bridge,

that little moon shone like a hero.