The edge of the Danube is deep

1. The edge of the Danube is deep, ; Alas, but the middle is even deeper, ; Alas, but the middle is even deeper. ; ; 2. I would like to cross it, ; Hey, to pick basil, ; Alas, to pick basil. ; ; 3. Basil, don't bloom, ; Hey, don't wait for me, my rose, ; Alas, don't wait for me, my rose. ; ; 4. Because if you wait for me, ; Hey, you'll never get married, ; Alas, you'll never get married. ; ; 5. The bell rings in the tower, ; Hey, the dove eats pure wheat, ; Alas, the dove eats pure wheat. ; ; 6. I would also eat, if I could, ; Hey, if I could shoot with my pigeon, ; Oh, if I could shoot with my pigeon.