He rules the realm inside the mountains, Keeps their treasures, yet unseen Lord of forces beneath the earth, He is dwarf king riewezåhl He loves the plant, he loves the beast He gives them everything they need Only humans he dislikes, When they don't respect his precious dears When one climbs up the giant mountains To steal one of his mighty herbs He'd throw him in a sudden abbys, Huge giant riewezåhl But if a poor mistreaten child Does not forget to love the nature He'd free it from all torment, He's good mountain spirit riewezåhl I'm the one to rule alone - my subterrestrian realm of dwarfs My little men are working hard to keep the big - earth mothers heart on pounding They let the waters collect to secret springs - they keep the treasures of precious stone and gold They feed the roots of healing herbs - so they'll grow where the poor fall ill Once the loveliest human princess rode into his mountains realm As he saw the beauty approaching his heart would open for a thing he'd never felt Follow me into the shadows of my subter= - restrian realm with its treasures all for you Stay with me, in my magical richdom, - all you can imagine, my beauty, you will get Look at how the plants - clinge their roots around the rocks This shall be just as you and me will - live in joy forever here! But her plans were else than to accept his foolish deal In this artificial world so far from the sun May his magic come after her desires, She won't ever love a rough, hairy, bearded dwarf! She told him to count all his magic turnips With toughest accuracy 'cause she needed them for their wedding "what a simple task" he thought and straightway went for it, but he failed and failed and failed and failed and failed whenever he tried. Hours and hours later when he thought had got it He returned but couldnt find her anywhere The foolish betrayal made him grow an ugly giant That broke forth from the ground unleashing all his gruesome wrath