Der Kapitän [English translation]

The crew stands ready on deck, no one speaks

The sea is drowned in red, clear the view

The wind stands still, no breeze moves

My throat is knotted with grief

There he goes, the old man, now the sea takes him

The boat's crew tweet and as true as I stand here

When the flag sinks under, it breaks free from us

And we yell our pain out into the world

Ahoy Captain, good travels!

Mast-, and sail-break, you old dog. farewell

Hold course, hard into the wind with full sails toward destination

Always keep a hand's width of water under your keel.

Ahoy my captain, until we meet again!

He was a hard bone and forgave the crew's errors

only very rarely, and himself never

Mercilessly exercised, us with a strong hand led

Unforgiving drills, our ambitions fueled

Unapproachable and silent, closed off and lonely

What, were we proud whenever he walked by

And showed the mob how to do it better

To us an example, a father, the most important man

Ahoy Captain, good travels!

Mast-, and sail-break, you old dog. farewell

Hold course, hard into the wind with full sails toward destination

Always keep a hand's width of water under your keel.

Ahoy my captain, until we meet again!

Now and then the ship went to port

and it was clear to us all, there will be no one,

who waited for him, looks forward to him

His home -the sea and the loneliness

Thereafter we always had a bottle of Rum

When he by himself, without an audience

The questions, the doubts, the endless drive

were temporarily far away

Ahoy Captain, good travels!

Mast-, and sail-break, you old dog. farewell

Hold course, hard into the wind with full sails toward destination

Always keep a hand's width of water under your keel.

Ahoy my captain, until we meet again!

Ahoy Captain, good travels!

Mast-, and sail-break, you old dog. farewell

Hold course, hard into the wind with full sails toward destination

Always keep a hand's width of water under your keel.

Ahoy my captain, until we meet again!

Ahoi mein Kapitän, auf Wiedersehen