Simmertreast

Oer de droech frieze fjilden
nei it âlde winterlûd
Wylst yn de sinne op it suden
it farske grien de grun utsprut
De iere simmersinne brekt it alderbeste iis
oer de terpen gean de guozzen
nei it noarden kald en griis

Boppe geile griene greide
sjongt de ljurk syn heechste liet
Sjonge soargeleas jonge fammen
oer har wille, frees, fortriet
Yn har simmertinne jurkjes
iwich frije yn it hea
lyk as fette maitiids lammen
ek gjin weet ha fan de dea


Oer de griene fryske fjilden
slacht de roek syn wjukken ut
leit it hea hwer yn'e wjuzzen
jout de faam de feint in tut
yn har simmertinne jurkje
wol se frije yn it hea
lyk as fette maitiids lammen
ek gjin weet ha fan de dea

and the sun goes down in august
ruby red and without rumors
gallops in the twilight
the farmer on his horse
and the lapwing cries out mercy
for the far way barking dog
Its the tired lonely pelgrim
with his books an broken love
and the butler of the poeing
bows his head for words and rhyme
the innocent and the beautyful
has no enemy but time
And the frog will sings its night song
nothings right and nothing's wrong
where is the summer of her childhood
did not last that long

above the fresh weed Frisian country
The lark will sing his song
The farmer?s daughter dreams her lovers
naughty wishes forever young
like the early summer blossom
she will lose here bloom so fast
comes the summer for childhood
or kisses still at last


En hwat frijde yn'e simmer
yn'e gleone ungetiid
forliest syn glans al yn oktober
yn in nea te winnen striid
Oer it waad komme de guozzen
de see slacht hymjend op'e dyk
alle simmertreast bikuolle
en fersopen yn it slyk.


source: Songteksten.nl

Language: english