Lies east of Grallau
With spade, axe and sword
The Battle of Tannenberg
By wagons, on foot and horse
The Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg
True to the Schlieffen Plan
We fight through to Russia
Cut off their supply
Hold them at Hohenstein
Report to the High Command
Unconditional defeat
The reserves at Niedenburg
Don't change the victory question
The last combat troops
Shoots himself in the head
Thus the battle was won
The shame that still hurts
Erased after centuries
The shame that still hurts, erased
The first battle, the first glory
Victory that shapes the battlefield
But that's not what counts
With tens of thousands dead
Countless prisoners of war
Add to the cruel quotas
Beats in German land
From the Alps to the Baltic Sea
And through every dugout
Historic cheers everywhere
The paper's full of it
The field post sends the message
But in the West there's news
The joy doesn't last
The Flanders battle begins
Greets us with iron showers
But in the West there's news
The war has just begun
From Flanders into the Argonne
From Flanders into the Argonne
From Flanders into the Argonne