Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Switzerland and Austria: Vol. XVI. 1876–79.
Ranz des Vaches of the Gruyère Alps, Canton of Freibourg
By Swiss SongAnonymous translation
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At the dawn of day have risen;
Ha ah! ha ah!
Cows, cows! to the milking come!
Come here all of you,
While and black ones,
Red and brindled,
Young ones, old ones,
Under this oak-tree,
Where I will milk you,
Under this poplar,
Where I will drain you!
Cows, cows! to the milking come!