A horse-carriage stood by the church
There was a magnificent wedding,
All the guests were dressed up,
The bride was all the more beautiful.
All the guests were dressed up,
The bride was all the more beautiful.
She wore a white dress,
The wreath of roses was pinned,
And upon the Holy Cross
She gazed through a rainbow of tears.
The wedding candles wre burning
The bride stood there, all pale
The priests rattled of their ritual talk
But she couldn't get a word over her lips
The priests rattled of their ritual talk
But she couldn't get a word over her lips
When the priest put on her finger
A golden ring
Her eyes wept bitter tears
Streaming all over her face
Her eyes wept bitter tears
Streaming all over her face
I heard the crowd saying,
The bridegroom is so unsightly (ugly)
This young maid is ruined for nothing
And I went out after the crowd.
A horse-carriage stood by the church
There was a magnificent wedding,
All the guests were dressed up,
The bride was all the more beautiful.
All the guests were dressed up,
The bride was all the more beautiful.