A la claire fontaine( english version)

At the clear fountain, While I was strolling by, I found the water so nice That I went in to bathe. Chorus So long I've been loving you, I will never forget you. Under an oak tree, I dried myself. On the highest branch, A nightingale was singing. Chorus Sing, nightingale, sing, Your heart is so happy. Your heart feels like laughing, Mine feels like weeping. Chorus I lost my beloved, Without deserving it, For a bunch of roses, That I denied her. Chorus I wanted the rose To be still on the bush, And my sweet beloved To be still loving me. (other version: And even the rosebush To be thrown in the sea.)