Zu Hause Blüht Jetzt Der Flieder

I have seen so much of the world
I know happiness and hardship
I took any job whether bad or beautiful
Because I needed daily bread

I dug underground for ore and lead
In a foreign country year in and year out
And over the mountains May laughed
And I wish I was home

(The lilac is blooming at home now)
(Songs are played)
(With golden wine)

At home the lilac is now blooming
When will I be back
Be at home

(In tropical Sun on the Congo River)
(There we built a canal)
I got the fever and I stopped
And I didn't care about anything

But then a girl with blond hair came
And we went through life together
Only once a year when it was May again
I dreamed of old times

(The lilac is blooming at home now)
(When will I be back)
(Be at home)