The ship parts, on the shore stays the damsel to grief the departing
Longingly watches the far away going ship
In her dreams she didn't believe that her dear would be taken away, by the way of waves
The sea of the traveller, too restless may be, takes to the open sea
On her shore, the damsel waits for her darling
The storms of the sea will carry to the shore
But never will the girl meet her dearest
When only the waves can allow happiness
Winter comes the damsel notices the sea's frozen, the water's frozen
Hardly will the ship arrive to the shore on ice, she thinks
I'll make a way for him by making a hole in the ice
I will make a way for him
So the cooled waters won't hinder his path, I'll make a way for him
On her shore, the damsel waits for her darling
The storms of the sea will carry to the shore
But never will the girl meet her dearest
When only the waves can allow happiness
Making his way to the open sea, his way home to his dearest
The horizon continues far
But no more can he find the shore
In her dreams the damsel waits for her darling
The storms of the sea will carry to the shore
But never will the girl meet her dearest
When only the waves can allow happiness