Every man desired her but her heart was not her own
There was just one lover for her
But he´d gone away to war never ever to return
So this life held nothing for her.
She would sit out where the Rhine was very deep
Up upon a rock so high
And she´d sing a little song and the people who would hear
Would forget the danger near by.
(Estribillo)
Loreley, ley, ley, looks down on the river Rhine
Where it flows just like a ribbon blue and wide
Loreley, ley, ley, sitting in the bright sunshine
While she combs her golden hair.
Loreley, ley, ley, ships sail past her all day long
If they see her they´re enchanted by her song
Loreley, ley, ley, many of those ships are gone
But that was so long ago.
And her singing could be heard from so many miles away
Like a sweet forgotten dream
And the fishermen in boats passing at the break of day
Were bewitched by what they´d seen,
And so many boats were lost upon the rocks
While their sailor stared at her
But she always looked away
As the river took them down
Like she didn´t even care.
(Estribillo)
Then one day a sailor saw the Loreley
And he said, she will be mine
And he set out with his crew mates upon the father Rhine
But they also drank too much wine
Wine, wine, wine, wine, here´s to Loreley
Who believes in fairy tales
Wine, wine, wine, wine, give us lots of wine
God help us if we fail.
And she sang her fateful song
And she brushed her golden hair
As the boat sank beneath the waves.
Loreley, ley, ley, looks down on the river Rhine
Where it flows just like a ribbon blue and wide
Loreley, ley, ley, sitting in the bright sunshine
While she combs her golden hair.
Loreley, ley, ley, ships are sailing to and fro
And they still can hear her song from long ago
Loreley, ley, ley, they can´t see her anymore
Sitting by the river.
Loreley, ley, ley.
"전설에 따르면,
로렐라이라고 불리우는 브론드색의 긴 머리를 한 소녀가
저녁에 라인강가의 큰 바위에 앉아 있었습니다.
그 로렐라이는 자신의 긴 황금빛 머리를 빗고 있었고,
사랑스런 멜로디를 노래했지요.
그녀의 외모와 노래는 너무 매혹적이어서
라인강 위의 배들은 로렐라이를 향해 위를 쳐다보았고
위험한 암초, 바위 속으로 그리고
라인강의 낮은 수심으로 항해 했습니다.
그 때 많은 배들과 사람이 목숨을 잃었답니다"
▶로렐라이((Loreley 또는 Lorelei)는
라인강 가에 있는 132m 높이의 절벽 이름입니다.
폭이 좁고 휘었을 뿐만 아니라 물결이 거칠어
옛부터 이곳을 지나는 뱃사람들에게
매우 위험한 곳으로 알려졌다는군요.