[Verse 1]
"Where do you come from, my dear son?"
"I come from the seashore, my dear mother"
[Verse 2]
"What were you doing there, my dear son?"
"Watering my steed, my dear mother"
[Verse 3]
"Where did you mud your boots, my dear son?
"I walked along the road, my dear mother"
[Verse 4]
"Why is your sword all bloodied, my dear son?
"I killed my older brother, my dear mother"
[Verse 5]
"Why did you kill your brother, my dear son?"
"Why? He seduced my maiden, my dear mother"
[Verse 6]
"Where will you go, my dеar son?"
"To foreign lands unknown, my dear mother"
[Verse 7]
"Whеn will you come home, my dear son?"
"When the stars fall from the sky, my dear mother"
[Verse 8]
"When will the stars fall, my dear son?"
"When the pebble floats, my dear mother"
[Verse 9]
"When will the pebble float, my dear son?
"When the feather sinks, my dear mother"
[Verse 10]
"When will the feather sink, my dear son?"
"When judgement comes upon us"