Bonden og elverpigen Lyrics

Der boede en bonde lidt sønden for vor å
alt hvad han havde at ønske kunne han få
af sønner har han fire af døtre har han to
-og jeg længes ud i alle mine dage-
Der boede en pige i åens stride strøm
aldrig man glemmer en skikkelse så skøn,
om natten hun listede sig ind i bondens drøm,
-og jeg længes ud i alle mine dage -

I den årle morgen måtte bonden hende se
men strømmen var for stærk, og gangeren gled
-og jeg længes ud i alle mine dage -

Der boede en bonde lidt sønden for vor å
alt hvad han havde at ønske kunne han få
Man aldrig mere bonden og elverpigen så
-og jeg længes ud i alle mine dage -
There lived a man just south of the river
Who had everything he could wish for
Of sons he had four and of daughters two
and my life is full of longing

There lived a girl by the rivers swift current
Such a beauty was seldom seen
During the night she crept into the mans dreams
and my life is full of longing
By the early morning he had to see her
But the current was too strong
and his steed slipped and fell
and my life is full of longing

There lived a man just south of the river
He had everything he could wish for
No one ever saw the man nor the Elf-girl again
and my life is full of longing