Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife

What was sent to the soldier`s wife,

fron the ancient city of Prague ?

From Prague came a pair of high heeled shoes,

with a kiss or two, came the high heeled shoes,

from the ancient city of Prague.

What was sent to the soldier`s wife,

from Oslo over the Sund ?

From Oslo he sent her a collar of fur,

how it pleases her, the little collar of fur,

from Oslo over the Sund.

What was sent to the soldier`s wife

from the wealth of Amsterdam ?

From Amsterdam, he got her a hat,

she looked sweet in that, in the little dutch hat,

from the wealth of Amsterdam.

What was sent to the soldier`s wife,

from Brussels in Belgium land ?

From Brussels, he sent her the laces so rare,

to have and to wear, those laces so rare,

from Brussels in Belgium land.

What was sent to the soldier`s wife,

from Paris, city of light ?

From Paris, he sent her a silken gown,

it was ended in town, that silken gown,

from Paris, city of light.

What was sent, to the soldier`s wife

from the south, from Bukarest ?

From Bukarest, he got her a shirt,

embroidered in purt, that rumanian shirt,

from the south, from Bukarest.

What was sent to the soldier`s wife,

from the far off Russian land ?

From Russia he sent her a widdows-veil,

for a dead to be.... in her widdows-veil.

From the far off Russian land,

from the far off Russian land.