Only no farewell, my dear ones!
Just one more glance and a clasp of hands!
The best has still remained for us,
The belief in a homeland!
[The belief] in a nearness of our spirits!
[The belief] in a clear and deep understanding,
[The belief] in one Lord and one master
Who lovingly called us together.
As if with the wings of an eagle,
The ship hastens with us along the river of life;
It passes castles, cities, hills,
It passes many a tall cathedral,
It passes many a bright flower,
[Passes] many a magnificent cliff,
[Passes] shrines in lovely places,
[Passes] many a grave and many a sorrow.
Here a barque pushes off from the shore
And docks with new pilgrims,
Quickly the bonds of friendship are woven;
But the boat takes old friends:
An eternal coming, eternal going,
An alternation full of joy and sorrow,
A farewell for a future meeting,
A farewell for eternity;
But like the sun's last rays,
When it sets upon the canopy of heaven,
Most gloriously and most beautifully
Colour God's wondrous world,
Thus in the last glances 
Love shines forth most powerfully
Despite all earthly fates,
And opens Heaven's gateway for us.