Lyrics

Yes, this is a real song, quite popular in the Spring of 1938, translated into English and taught me by Luftwaffe fighter pilots … no shit! F.B.

The flag flies high on the masthead, We fight for the freedom of the Reich (sieg Heil!), No longer will we tremble, At England’s military might.

So give to me your hand, fraulein, Your lily-white hand, fraulein, For tonight we march against England, England’s island shores, island shores.

And if I fall in battle, And sink to the bottom of the sea (big splash!), Remember this, my darling, My blood was shed for thee.