Farewell dear little brooklet
Goodbye you dear sweet stream
No more will I wade in your waters, cool
Or lie on your banks and dream

I am going to join my lover in
A land far beyond the sea
Little brooklet, how I love him
Wouldn't you if you were me

You have listened to our love chatter
And at times you seemed to sigh
As you went to join the river
Gently flowing, rippling by

Do not grumble, little brooklet
For it was your purring sound
That told the weary traveler
Where a cool drink might be found

You stream to join the river
The river joins the sea
So like the stream and river
It is the same with me

So, fare thee well, dear brooklet
It saddens me to part
But my heart has joined my lover
I must rejoin my heart

The autumn leaves are falling
No heart, alas, have I
He charmed it from my bosom
I must follow or I die