LEARN LYRICS

By the clear fountain

As I went for a stroll

I found the water so lovely

That I bathed in it

I've loved you for a long time

I'll never forget you

Under an oak's leaves

I dried myself

On the highest branch

A nightingale was singing

I've loved you for a long time

I'll never forget you

Sing, nightingale, sing

You whose heart is merry

Your heart's made for laughing

Mine's made for crying

I've loved you for a long time

I'll never forget you

I lost my sweetheart

Without deserving it

For a bouquet of roses

That I refused her

I've loved you for a long time

I'll never forget you

By the clear fountain

As I went for a stroll

I found the water so lovely

That I bathed in it

I've loved you for a long time

I'll never forget you