A mellow bell peals near
It has so sweet a sound;
I know a maiden dear
With voice as full and round
A sunlight alm shines clear
With clover blossoms sweet;
There dwells my maiden dear
And there my love I meet
There flying with no fear
The swallows pass all day
And fast, my maiden dear
Sees chamois haste away
I cannot linger here
I cannot wait below;
To seek my maiden dear
I, to the alm must go
The mountain's call I hear
And up the height I bound;
I know my maiden dear
Will mark my Juchhé sound
Rejoicing come I here
My flaxen-haired sweet-heart;
I love thee maiden dear
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