1.

Sing her a song of the white-headed one,
Gone, gone before! Gone, gone before!
Sing to her tears of the sire who is gone!
When to come more? Never more!
Heart-breaking sea, when she weepeth alone,
Tell his sad child that the white-headed one
Went to the grave blessing her who was gone
Wide, wide waves o'er! Wide waves o'er!

2.

Now sighs the widow unto the lone sea,
" Bring her again! Bring her again!
Sea, let the sad find a helper in thee;
Bring her again! Soon again! "
Wild was the parting, but may there not be
Tears which are blissful? when sings the old sea,
" Mother and Child! thank the Good God for me:
Meet, meet again! Meet again! "