I fortune-tell in the water –
I want to know about you.
I look as if into a mirror –
To fortune-tell, not cast spells.
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
You, water, my water,
Tell me about everything.
I see a maiden in the water
I see that she is spinning yarn.
Who is this daredevil
Who comes into her house?
Now the fellow comes closer,
Offers the maiden a ring –
And now I clearly see
A face familiar to me.
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
You, water, my water,
Tell me about everything.
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
Fortune-, fortune-, fortune-tell,
You, water, my water,
Tell me about everything.