There, in the distance, you can see a small house.

1. There is a small house in the distance, ; There lives an old shepherd, ; He has a curly-haired boy, ; He is the happiness of my heart. ; ; 2. If my friend would truly love me, ; My God, oh, but it would be good, ; I would be so happy in this world, ; My heaven would be here on earth. ; ; 3. But my friend doesn't want to love me, ; He wants to marry someone else, ; He laughs at someone else, sits on someone else's lap, ; I feel like I'm dying for him. ; ; 4. My God, why did you give me a heart, ; In my heart, such great love, ; Or why did you create that girl, ; If you didn't order her heart for me. ; ;