Dunkles Wolkenmeer [English translation]

Dark sea of clouds drifts from north,

And my heart is heavy, grey is the morning,

Since I lost you, since I parted from you.

Only the winds' chorus brews me a song.

Alas, how could I forget you?

Who can measure my pain?

Only he who knows love, knows, what burns me.

Only he who was beaten by love, knows what I endured.

Alas, too late, my happiness, I wander ruefully,

You will never come back, because you are no longer with us.

Balalaika tone sounds from afar, sounds like a dirge.

Alas, you are no longer with us.