Time of spring, flower time
we are oak and elm a climb
no one stays there at home
we´ll go out to roam

A happy lad must sing and sing
with the birds up in the tree
a happy lad must spring and spring
like the fishes in the sea

Summer time, time so fair
smells of harvest in the air
do you know what to do
when this sun calls you

A happy lad must sing and sing
with the birds up in the tree
a happy lad must spring and spring
like the fishes in the sea

Winter time, time of rest
squirrels sleeping in their nest
all is still, all is white
their form must be quiet

A happy lad must spring and spring
like the fishes in the sea
like the fishes in the sea