Frieri (Proposal)

Now I want to have a word with you,
now I want it all to happen.
A long time I have had my hopes,
but you gave me no answer.
But now I want to tell you:
it’s you I care for.

I would like to sail with you
out on a big blue sea.
I could walk with you
with a beggar’s pack and staff.
I would like to live with you
because it’s you I care for.

Would you like to share with me
the strife and demands of life?
Would you like to be with me,
wherever we go?
If you want to come sailing with me,
let us leave at once.

Yes, I would love to be with you
both on land and at sea!
Yes, I would love to sail with you,
even if we capsize.
Yes, I want to be with you always,
it’s you I care for.
I would like to live with you,
it’s you I care for.