(From: Kotten)
Translated by Ed Bernthal

The youth went to the market
To Spremberg in the city
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
To Spremberg in the city.

Bought himself cloth for a coat
Worth one gold piece
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
Worth one gold piece.

Then he went to Neide
To the master tailor there
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
To the master tailor there.

How can it be a coat
The collar is missing on it
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
The collar is missing on it?

If it can not be a coat
It will be a pair of pants
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
It will be a pair of pants.

How can it be a pair of pants
The cover is missing on it
Haj, tirom tirom tirarara
The cover is missing on it?

If it can not be a pair of pants
It could still be a stocking
Haj tirom tirom tirarara
It could still be a stocking.

How can it still be a stocking
The heel is missing on it
Haj tirom tirom tararara
The heel is missing on it?

If it can not be a stocking
It could still be a glove
Haj tirom tirom tararara
It could still be a glove.


How could it still be a glove
The thumb is missing on it
Haj tirom tirom tararara
The thumb is missing on it?

If it can not be a glove
It could still be a bib for your sweetheart
Haj tirom tirom tararara
It could still be a bib for your sweetheart.

How could it be a bib for my sweetheart
A corner is missing on it
Haj tirom tirom tararara
A corner is missing on it?

If it can not be a bib for your sweetheart
It could still be a mending patch
Haj tirom tirom tararara
It could still be a mending patch.

How can it be a mending patch
A mouse has carried it off
Haj tirom tirom tararara
A mouse has carried it off?

That I would never say
That a mouse has carried it off
Haj tirom tirom tararara
That a mouse has carried it off.







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