The Hunter and His Daughter (Where Are You Going, Little Girl)

– Where are you going, little girl, ; So early? ; Where are you going, little girl, ; To pick flowers already, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; – I am not picking flowers, ; So she said, ; I am not picking flowers, ; I am waiting for my dearest ; In this forest, ; in this thicket. ; ; – Come closer, hunter, ; So she said, ; Come closer, hunter, ; Let us embrace each other again, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; – I cannot breathe because of my horse, ; So she said, ; I cannot breathe because of my horse, ; Tell me again, little girl, who are you? ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; – Tie your horse to the tree, ; So he said, ; Tie your horse to the tree, ; Come closer to your baby, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; I can't breathe because of my dog, ; So he said, ; I can't breathe because of my dog, ; Tell me again, little girl, who are you? ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; Let the dog bark, ; So he said, ; Let the dog bark, ; Come and have fun with your baby, ; In this forest; In this thicket. ; ; I can't breathe because of my son, ; So he said, ; I can't breathe because of my son, ; Tell me again, little girl, who are you? ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; Bring the shubá with you, ; Thus he said, ; Bring the shubá with you, ; Let us cover ourselves with it, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; I see, my daughter, that you are blind, ; Thus he said, ; I see, my daughter, that you are blind, ; I am your father, you are my daughter, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; Let us shoot each other in the heart, ; Thus he said, ; Let us shoot each other in the heart, ; Let them not know about it, ; In this forest, ; In this thicket. ; ; A gunshot is heard, ; Thus he said, ; A gunshot is heard, ; The hunter's daughter is dying; In this forest, in this thicket.