The waves surged
Away in the river,
We travelled to the valley
With a merry spirit.
The bells rang out
Over the Rhine;
In the little ship we sang
While drinking golden wine.

Oh sunny mountains, 
oh scented valley,
Ye vintner, ye ferryman,
I greet you particularly!
Ye castles and grapevines,
Ye bells so sweet,
Ye life along the Rhine,
I greet ye with my whole heart!

Here fairy tales still rise
From the dark waters of the river,
The roses still breathe forth
A scented glow here;
The fiddles, the bright ones,
Still call to the roundelay,
And merry comrades
They sing thereby.

As scent from the grapevines,
As sunny wine,
A life still blooms here,
So innocent and pure;
There still bloom women,
Men so righteous,
Who trust and build,
A powerful lineage.

We joyful carousers
Drinking golden wine,
We fill the goblets:
Three cheers for the Rhine!
Ye castles and grapevines,
Ye bells so sweet,
Ye life along the Rhine,
I greet ye with my whole heart!