Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind [English translation]

Tell me where the flowers are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the flowers are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the flowers are,

Girls picked them fast.

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?

Tell me where the girls are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the girls are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the girls are,

Men took them away fast.

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?

Tell me where the men are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the men are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the men are,

They left, the war begins.

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?

Tell me where the soldiers are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the soldiers are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the soldiers are,

Over the ditches the wind blows.

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?

Tell me where the graves are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the graves are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the graves are,

Flowers move in the summer's wind.

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?

Tell me where the flowers are,

Where have they gone?

Tell me where the flowers are,

What has happened?

Tell me where the flowers are,

Girls puck them fast

When will they ever understand?

When will they ever understand?