Lyrics of Four Ballades and Romances by Johannes Brahms (opus 75)

"Edward"

And what will ye leave to your children and your wife
When ye go over the sea, O?'
'The world has room, let them beg through life,
Mother, mother'

"Walpurgis Night"

"Dear Mother, the chimney was smoking yesterday." -
"Dear Child, someone needed to burn flax."

"Dear Mother, last night your broom was missing." -
"Dear Child, it was over the Blocksberg."

"Dear Mother, your bed was empty last night." -
"Your Mother was awake over the Blocksberg."

"So Let Us Wander"

a dress of green
I shall buy you, my maiden.

A dress of green,
and not too long:
so that you can walk with me
and not be hindered on your way.

Guter Rater - "Good Advice"

If I had been born a boy
I would go across the field
and beat the drum
for the Emperor and of course his gold.