Loreley English translation
von Dschinghis Khan

Everyone wanted her as a wife
But her heart was no longer free
For she loved only one
But he went to war
And he never returned home
There was nothing left for her

And she sat on a rock above the valley
Where the Rhine was deepest
And there she sang her song
And whoever heard her sing
Forgot about the danger

Chorus:
Loreley ley ley
Under you flows the Rhine
Like a blue ribbon
Through the wide beautiful land
Loreley ley ley
You sit there in the sunshine
And you comb your golden hair


Loreley ley ley
Ships pass by you
And whoever sees you there
Is enchanted by your song
Loreley ley ley
Many never returned home
But long, long, long ago

And her song sounded as sweet as a long-forgotten dream
You could hear her from afar
And the fishermen in the boat passed by
At dawn, and they never forgot her image

And many a boat broke on the jagged rock
Because the men only saw her
But she just looked away when the whirlpool swallowed them
None of them caused her any sorrow

Chorus:
Loreley ley ley
Under you flows the Rhine
Like a blue ribbon
Through the wide beautiful land
Loreley ley ley
You sit there in the sunshine
And you comb your golden hair


Loreley ley ley
Ships pass by you
And whoever sees you there
Is enchanted by your song
Loreley ley ley
Many never returned home
But long, long, long ago

And a prince also heard of the beautiful Loreley
And he swore she would soon be his
And so they set out on the old father Rhine
But they drank far too much

Wine, wine, wine, wine
To the Loreley
Who believes in magic?
Wine, wine, wine, wine
Pour another
May God forgive us

And she still sang her song, and she still combed her hair
When the boat had already sunk

Chorus:
Loreley ley ley
Under you flows the Rhine
Like a blue ribbon
Through the wide beautiful land

Loreley ley ley
There you sit in the sunshine
Combing your golden hair
Loreley ley ley
Ships pass by you
And you can still hear
The song from old times

Loreley ley ley
But you are no longer seen today
On the steep cliffs
Loreley ley ley
(Under you flows the Rhine)
(Like a blue ribbon)
(Through the wide beautiful land)

(Loreley ley ley)
(You sit there in the sunshine)
(And you comb your golden hair)