Alter Strand [English translation]

I stand here on our old beach strip

And watch the seniors take a dip ¹

Nothing’s different than it was earlier

We’ve just gotten bigger from year to year

I heard you’re with the national union of trade ²

You’ve got a family and live in Postdam by the lake

How oft I’ve thought of you - subsequently

And at that nudist colony ³

And everything’s the same, just not us

Everything’s still here, just not us

First comes the lake, then the sand ⁴

Behind the dunes, then the stand

On which the best beer in the world’s on hand

Earlier, I thought I would have seen you

A dog in the sand, and the two kids and you

And your deeply irritated look

A brief hello, then your continued adulthood

And everything’s the same, just not us

Everything’s still here, just not us

First comes the lake, then the sand

Behind the dunes, then the stand

Where the best beer in the world’s on hand

On our old beach strip (6x)

I’m going up to the stand and drink some beer

Which reminds me that I’m filled with cheer

With every step from back then ‘til here

With everything that’s left and broken, my dear

And everything’s the same, just not us

Everything’s still here, just not us

First comes the lake, then the sand

Behind the dunes, then the stand

On which the best beer in the world’s on hand