Translated by Ed Bernthal


What did I do, oh! What did I do!
What did I do, oh! What did I do!
That I married so young,

Before that I went around in a fancy coat!
Before that I went around in a fancy coat!
Now I don’t even have a rough shirt.

Before that I went around in tied shoes!
Before that I went around in tied shoes!
Now I hardly have wooden slippers for myself.

Before that I had wheat milk to eat!
Before that I had wheat mile to eat!
Now I can hardly have a piece of salt pork.

Before that I sounded like a string instrument!
Before that I sounded like a string instrument!
Now I can hardly sound a single note.

Before that I could jump over the fences!
Before that I could jump over the fences!
Now I can hardly make it over the door step.

Before that I went: Huy, huy, huy!
Before that I went: Huy, huy, huy!
Now I have to go: Puy, puy, puy.


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