A mother came while the stars were paling Calling to the fairy king Thus she cried and the tears were falling Wailing round a lonely spring Why with spells my child you're caressing Courting him with fairy joy Why destroy a mother's blessing Wherefore steal my baby boy? O'er the mountain, through the wildwood Tears a falling all in vain Where the flowers are freshly springing There I wander day by day Fare thee well, my child forever In this world I have lost my joy On the echoes wildly calling To restore my fairy boy