Seine Heimat war die See [English translation]

The hand on the rudder, on his ship

His face is scarred from the harsh journey

He has travelled all over the world

He was born for the sea

His eyes looked fearlessly into the storm

[Chorus:]

Because his home was the sea

His home was the sea

In the vast distance under the light of the stars

He was seen standing on the bridge

His home was the sea

His home was the sea

In the vast distance under the light of the stars

He was seen sinking alone

He was our captain

From the Cape of Good Hope to Tierra del Fuego *

The constellations of the southern hemisphere were known to him

There where no one else has been

Is where his course always led

He kept faith in his ship until the end

[Chorus]

The hand on the rudder, he still stands today

The sight focused forwards, in eternity

Salvaged from the tidal current

Brought home in the depths

He holds his last anchor watch alone

[Chorus]