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.