We had known each other for years
Since the days of childhood
We stuck together
A friendship that lasts forever
We dreamed our world
At night by the campfire
Nothing could hold us back
Together into adventure
Drafted in 1916
We were sent to the front
Our uniforms swiftly issued
Our chests swelled with pride
In the same regiment
We always stayed united
In October 1916
The time had come
We, we were brothers in arms
Friends for life
We, we were brothers in arms
Nothing could tear us apart
We, we were brothers in arms
Since our childhood days
We, we were brothers in arms
Fighting for the Fatherland
After our baptism of fire
We came to Langemarck
Always escaping death
No matter what they threw at us
We shared the post by day
And the trench by night
Bravely patrolling
For that we were known
And your leg wound
I bandaged with care
I patched you up
Amidst the lead and mud
Your time in the field hospital
Felt like years to me
But after just four weeks
You were back on the front
We, we were brothers in arms
Friends for life
We, we were brothers in arms
Nothing could tear us apart
We, we were brothers in arms
Since our childhood days
We, we were brothers in arms
Fighting for the Fatherland
On the fourth day
During the spring offensive
East of Arras
As the fire intensified
The blasts drew nearer
In the artillery barrage
A deafening bang, a deep rumble
Our trench was hit
I woke up in the field hospital
And to my greatest sorrow
I learned of your death
And your grave in foreign soil
We had known each other for years
Since the days of childhood
We stuck together
A friendship that lasts forever
We dreamed our world
At night by the campfire
Nothing could hold us back
Together into adventure
Drafted in 1916
We were sent to the front
Our uniforms swiftly issued
Our chests swelled with pride
In the same regiment
We always stayed united
In October 1916
The time had come