Ja lustig, lustig ihr lieben Brüder [English translation]

Cheer up, dear brothers

Let your work rest altogether

And drink a glass of sparkling wine

And drink a glass of sparkling wine

For our craft it is corrupted (1)

Our last drinking brothers all died

None are alive but me and you

None are alive but me and you

Drink ye health, dear brethren

As ye travel up and down (the country)

This shall be your joy

This shall be your joy

And if one only wants to put things right

The master bids us leave already

Making our lives sour

Making our lives sour

For our craft it is corrupted

Our last drinking brothers all died

None are alive but me and you

None are alive but me and you

Then we shall sit in a brave little ship

And delight our young hearts

We shall take a trip to sea

We shall take a trip to sea

Then we shall yet dare it again

Then we shall journey to Copenhagen

Towards the danish royal seat

Towards the danish royal seat

For our craft it is corrupted

Our last drinking brothers all died

None are alive but me and you

None are alive but me and you

In Lübeck, I started it all

And Hamburg has always been my desire

Bremen I'd like to see again sometime

Bremen I'd like to see again sometime

Frankfurt am Main, I have often seen

The innkeeper's sister she must admit (2)

The last penny must be spent on booze

The last penny must be spent on booze

For our craft it is corrupted

Our last drinking brothers all died

None are alive but me and you

None are alive but me and you

Then we'll see Braunschweig, Hannover, Minden

From thence we shall disappear towards the Rhine

Well towards the holy city of Cologne

Well towards the holy city of Cologne

For who has seen all (these cities)

May well travel back home

And take himself a young wife

And take himself a young wife

For our craft it is corrupted

Our last drinking brothers all died

None are alive but me and you

None are alive but me and you