Eg Vil Ingjen Spelemann Ha [English translation]

I do not want a fiddler

Because I can´t dance

I want to have a tailor

Who sows beautiful wreaths

I do not want a tailor

Because then I would have to press cloth*

I want to have a butcher

Then I get some nice bulls

I do not want a butcher

Because then I would have to scrape out guts

I want to have a beer brewer

Then I would get beer in a mug

I do not want a beer brewer

Because then I would have to wash out barrels

I want to have a preacher man

Who will absolve my sins through confession

I do not want a preacher man

Because I have no sins

I want to have a carpenter

Then I would have new beds

I do not want a carpenter

Because then I would have to sharpen his planers

I want to have a shoemaker

Then I would get new boots

I do not want a shoemaker

Because he has pitch on his fingers

I want to have a goldsmith

Then I will get a ring on my finger

And then when he rises (in the morning)

Then he stands by my side;

Ruffling my yellow tresses:

“stand up my little girl”

I am so merry and so happy

Now I have found a sweetheart

I hope and I believe

That I have won the game