| Wie du sonst dein kleines Leid | As you once your small suffering |
| Wie du sonst dein kleines Leid | As you once your small suffering |
| Kindisch pflegtest mir zu klagen, | childish used to complain to me, |
| Tröstet' ich dich mütterlich. | I consoled you as a mother. |
| Also mein nicht kleines Leid | Therefore my not so small suffering |
| Muß ich dir mit Klagen sagen, | must I now with lamentations say, |
| Nun, o Kindchen, tröste mich! | now, oh little child, console me! |
| Also wechselt Lust und Leid, | Also swapped were joy and suffering, |
| Hab' am Herzen dich getragen, | I had carried you in my heart |
| Trage nun den Schmerz um dich. | Now I carry sorrow for you. |