[Chorus] Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) [Verse 1] Hô! der kîl ist los, der hafen hin! (Zîhet an) — der wînt stât drin! Hô! von Lûbec ûf die sê, (zîhet an) — wir müezen mê! (Tou und hant, hô! tou und hant!) [Chorus] Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) [Verse 2] Hô! der regen slât ins blat! (Zîhet an) — der mast ist nât! Hô! diu sê ist grimmec hêr, (zîhet an) — wir ligen quêr! (Tou und hant, hô! tou und hant!) [Chorus] Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) [Verse 3] Hô! Gotlant lît, dâ ist der grint! (Zîhet an) — der kôfman wint! Hô! nâch Rûzen, fluz hin ûf, (zîhet an) — nû treit uns rûf! (Tou und hant, hô! tou und hant!) [Chorus] Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) [Verse 4] Hô! der fluz ist kalt und starc! (Zîhet an) — der wint ist arc! Hô! pelz und pfant, slet voll beladen! (Zîhet an) — wir hân den schaden! (Tou und hant — nû heim ze lant!) [Chorus] Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an — (hô! zîhet an!) Hô! zîhet an den tou! Hô! über sê — (hô! über sê!) Hânsevar, (nû zîhet an!) Translation: [Chorus] Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) [Verse 1] Ho! the keel is free, the harbor gone! (haul away) — the wind is strong! Ho! from Lübeck out to sea, (haul away) — we must press on! (Rope and hand, ho! rope and hand!) [Chorus] Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) [Verse 2] Ho! the rain beats on the sail! (haul away) — the mast is soaked! Ho! the sea is fierce and grim, (haul away) — we lie athwart the waves! (Rope and hand, ho! rope and hand!) [Chorus] Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) [Verse 3] Ho! Gotland lies ahead, there is the shore! (haul away) — the merchant profits! Ho! toward the Rus lands, upriver we go, (haul away) — now trade calls us onward! (Rope and hand, ho! rope and hand!) [Chorus] Ho! haul away — (ho! haul away!) Ho! haul upon the rope! Ho! across the sea — (ho! across the sea!) Hanse-crew, (now haul away!) [Verse 4] Ho! the river is cold and strong! (haul away) — the wind is harsh! Ho! furs and pledge-goods, heavy-laden holds! (haul away) — and still we bear a loss! (Rope and hand — now home to land!)
