1. What is it you wish of me
O little bird

2. Stay away I plead
I am forsaken

3. Below you the meadow calls
To the singing birds

4. The valley air is sweet
To visitors

5. To those who love me
It's paradise

6. And my flowers are
Marvels in hands

7. Fly if you wish and sing
Happily outloud

8. But stay away I plead
I am forsaken

9. Below you the roaring sea
Angrily frothing

10. Below you the murmuring stream
With rhythmic flow

11. Below you the fragrant flower
Whose scent is lost

12. Below you the doves
That delight the ears

13. Sing a third and repeat
Strum the tambourine

14. But stay away from me
I am forsaken

15. Leave me in peace
O chanter

16. I complain of abandonment
Yet seem content

17. My joy is my tear
Like a draft of wine

18. In solitude I find
Delight of spirit

19. Hear my counsel
Don't be fooled

20. And stay away from me
I am forsaken