Die Fischerin vom Bodensee English translation
von DJ Ötzi

The fisherwoman from Lake Constance is a beautiful maiden, hurrah;
A beautiful maiden, hurrah,
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance
And when she goes out on the lake, she casts her nets,
Soon a young little fish is in the net of the fisherwoman.

Then an old pike comes along, from the great Swabian Sea;
From the great Swabian Sea, an old pike comes along;
He wants to get into the net, to be caught by the maiden,
Then the fisherwoman quickly pulls the net back in.

The sun sends its rays down to the bottom of the deep pond,
The fish start to sweat; dear sun, don’t be too harsh.
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance is a beautiful maiden, hurrah;
A beautiful maiden, hurrah,
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance
And when she goes out on the lake, she casts her nets,
Soon a young little fish is in the net of the fisherwoman.


A white swan pulls the boat;
With the beautiful fisherwoman, drifting on the blue lake.

In the evening glow, the boat shimmers. Songs sound from above,
At the beautiful Lake Constance.
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance is a beautiful maiden, hurrah;
A beautiful maiden, hurrah,
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance
And when she goes out on the lake, she casts her nets,
Soon a young little fish is in the net of the fisherwoman.

And when the fog rises from the reeds, the nymphs dance a joyful dance,
The frogs provide the music, the waves whisper to each other secretly.
A white swan pulls the boat;
With the beautiful fisherwoman, drifting on the blue lake.


In the evening glow, the boat shimmers. Songs sound from above,
At the beautiful Lake Constance.
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance is a beautiful maiden, hurrah;
A beautiful maiden, hurrah,
The fisherwoman from Lake Constance
And when she goes out on the lake, she casts her nets,
Soon a young little fish is in the net of the fisherwoman.