In good times,
 exalted by love and wine,
 this song will unite
 us and be sung!
 God, who holds us together
 and brought us here,
 shall renew the flames
 he kindled in us.
 
 So, glowing with happiness today,
 we are one at heart!
 Drink to our renewed joy
 this glass of good wine!
 In this sweet hour
 clink glasses and kiss faithfully;
 with these new bonds
 we make the old ones new again!
 
 Who lives in our circle
 but is not happy?
 Relish the free ways
 and faithful brotherly love!
 So we remain through all time,
 heart turned toward heart;
 and through no trifle
 will our bond ever be broken.
 
 A god has blessed us
 with an unfettered view on life,
 and everything that happens
 renews our happiness.
 We are not oppressed by melancholy thoughts,
 no desire trips us up,
 and we are not constrained by foppish fads:
 our hearts beat freely.
 
 With every step along
 the swift road of life,
 ever more serenly
 do our gazes climb.
 Life is never frightening to us,
 rising or falling,
 and may we long, long remain
 this way, eternally united.