Het Bier Zal Weer Vloeien [English translation]

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

In our Gelderland1

To victory in the battle

To meat and merriment

Come, let’s drink now

To our Gelderland

Endured a thousand dark nights

Crawled through the deepest dales

Loneliness in our lives2

Sneaked through nocturnal forests

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

In our Gelderland

To victory in the battle

To meat and merriment

Come, let’s drink now

To our Gelderland

The coldest ice has been set foot on

The strongest flows (have been) waded through

The greatest enemy (has been) exterminated

The heaviest storm has been endured

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

In our Gelderland

To victory in the battle

To meat and merriment

Come, let’s drink now

To our Gelderland

Far away from hearth and home3

The country, so beloved by us

Yearning for our Gelderland

The sails are tight in the eastern wind

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

In our Gelderland

To victory in the battle

To meat and merriment

Come, let’s drink now

To our Gelderland

Our destination is the horizon

We are chasing the sun

Longing for our place of birth

Now, the Rhine is leading us homeward

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

The beer shall flow again

In our Gelderland

To victory in the battle

To meat and merriment

Come, let’s drink now

To our Gelderland

1. Gelderland = a province and historical region of the Netherlands (historically known as Guelders or Gelre in Dutch.2. bestaan = (lit.) existence3. hearth and home (in Dutch rather home and hearth) = (idiomatic) one’s family and home