Das Engelandlied

[Shadowfax272]

I am referring, of course, to the ending theme of OVA 3.

I've recently come into possession of quite a large collection of German military music of WWII, and have about three versions of Das Engelandlied, along with a Finnish version, which surprised me. It's very nice, but I'm not sure what the lyrics are saying. I don't think it's the same song.

The tracks are the full version of the song, which include about 3 verses compared to the ending theme's one. The song is also alternatively called 'Wir fahren gegen Engeland' (we fly against England). If anyone wants, I'm happy to put them up on Ripway or the like. Alternatively, talk to me on MSN (shadowfax272 [at] hotmail [dot] com) and I'll get you sorted.

Full lyrics to Das Engelandlied

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1. Heute wollen wir ein Liedlein singen,
Trinken wollen wir den kühlen Wein
Und die Gläser sollen dazu klingen,
Denn es muß, es muß geschieden sein.
Refrain:
Gib' mir deine Hand, deine weiße Hand,
Leb' wohl, mein Schatz, leb' wohl mein Schatz,
Leb' wohl, lebe wohl
Denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren,
Denn wir fahren gegen Engeland, Engeland.

2. Unsre Flagge und die wehet auf dem Maste,
Sie verkündet unsres Reiches Macht,
Denn wir wollen es nicht länger leiden,
Daß der Englischmann darüber lacht.
Refrain:

3. Kommt die Kunde, daß ich bin gefallen,
Daß ich schlafe in der Meeresflut,
Weine nicht um mich, mein Schatz, und denke:
Für das Vaterland da floß sein Blut.
Refrain:

[Mars]

I really like that song. However, I can't translate it good enough, seeing as it's my first year learning German. -sigh-

[rip_van_forever]

I've been taking german for a couple of years now, so let me take a stab at it.

Today, we'll sing a little song.
We'll drink the cool wine.
And the glasses will clink,
then we must be seperated.
Refrain;
Give me your hand, your white hand
live well, my love, live well my love live well, live well.
For we go(travel/sail/fly), then we go,
then we go against England, England!

Our flag and the blowing winds on the mast
they proclaim what makes our kingdom!
For nor longer are we going to suffer
that the englishman laughs at us!
Refrain

When the news comes that I am fallen,
That I sleep in the ocean's tides,
Don't cry for me my love, and think:
for the fatherland he has shed his blood!

Darn, I just realized I spent five minutes translating shadowfax's sig. I knew it didn't flow right with the song...

[Shadowfax272]

Naw, my sig is the first two verses of Der gute Kamerade