When in sunny autumn the grapes swell
by the legend wrapped Rhine,
how joyfully the song pours out from the soul
in the presence of gleaming, exquisite wine!

O wonderful, happy day of walking
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine,
o you joyful, laughing characters
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine!

And in spring, when the earth is in blossom
by the legend wrapped Rhine,
when the breath of love blows through the breast,
my beloved I think of you!

O joyful, happy time of love
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine,
where the sky is so blue and the heart is so open
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine!

When Old Father Time beckons to me with his scythe
by the legend wrapped Rhine,
hand me the glass, before my head sinks,
and fill it with festive wine!

O peaceful, fading sunset
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine
o easy, conciliatory boozy death
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine.

But so long as young people garland us
by the legend wrapped Rhine
let me continue to have loving hands offer a glass
of glowing, exquisite wine!

Let there be looking into the bright display of eyes
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine,
let there be loving and kissing on May nights
by the Rhine, by the sunny Rhine.