(Chorus)
Master, master give me roses,
roses on my white dress,
pierce the flowers into the bare,
untouched maiden body
A good girl once ran away,
left her childhoods lovely place;
left her parents and even
the man she was promised to.
In front of a house was where she stopped
you could see a man inside
who pierced pictures into naked skin,
there the girl called out:
(Chorus)
Master, master give me roses,
roses on my white dress,
pierce the flowers into the bare,
untouched maiden body
"These roses do cost blood",
spoke the master well and gently,
"Ending your young life early,
I wouldn't want to give you any."
But the girl was stubborn
holding out on her knees
until he could not resist anymore
and took the needle to his hand
(Chorus)
Master, master give me roses,
roses on my white dress,
pierce the flowers into the bare,
untouched maiden body
And from his deep stings
grew leaves, grew blossoms,
grew so much pain
in the young maiden's heart.
Later she was seen
standing lonely at the shore.
Noone ever knew,
what price the master took.
(Chorus)
Master, master give me roses,
roses on my white dress,
pierce the flowers into the bare,
untouched maiden body
Master, master give me roses,
roses on my white dress,
pierce the flowers into the bare,
untouched maiden body