1. In the forest and on the heather
there I look for my joy,
I am a hunter,
I am a hunter!
To
look after
the forests faithfully, to kill the game,
I love it,
I love it.
Halli, hello, halli, hello
I feel like doing it.
2. If I carry
a little drink in the bottle in my pocket ,
two bites of sweet bread,
two bites of sweet bread,
my pipe burns merrily
when I walk through the forest
there is no need,
there is no need.
Halli, hello, halli, hello,
I like it.
3.
Stretched out in the forest, covering the table with moss,
the friendly nature,
the friendly nature,
the faithful dog at
my side, I prepare my meal,
on God's open ground,
on God's open ground.
Halli, hello, halli, hello,
I like it.
4.
I
hit the chicken in quick flight, the snipe in zigzag,
I hit with certainty,
I
kill
the sows, deer and deer
while stalking,
the fox leaves me his dress,
the fox leaves me his dress.
Halli, hello, halli, hello,
I like it.
5. And I walk through the woods,
and I go through the fields
all day
lonely, all day lonely;
but the hours fade
away
like fleeting seconds,
if I pursue the wild,
I pursue the wild.
Halli, hello, halli, hello,
I like it.
6. When the sun sets,
the damp fog rises,
my day's work is done,
my day's work is done.
Then I move from the heather
to quiet domestic joy,
a happy hunter,
a happy hunter!
Halli, hello, halli, hello,
I like it.
