An Der Nordseeküste Lyrics in English Klaus Und Klaus

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song An Der Nordseeküste by Klaus Und Klaus from German to English.
Back then, infinitely long ago
We Frisians spread out by the water
The years flew by in a blur
But we Frisians still look broad today
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
After high tide comes low tide, after low tide the high tide
The dikes sometimes hold poorly and sometimes well
The dunes wander back and forth along the beach
From Greenland to Flanders, more or less
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
The seals sing a lament
Because they can't wag their tails, such sh*t
The sheep bleat like idiots on the dike
And they promptly garnish it with black-green balls
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
On the North Sea coast, on the Low German beach
The fish are in the water and rarely on land
On the North Sea coast
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“An Der Nordseeküste” is a cheeky love letter to life on Germany’s North Sea coast. Klaus & Klaus paint a lively picture of the Frisian people who have “spread out by the water” since time immemorial and still look just as sturdy today. With a playful, chant-like chorus, the song celebrates the eternal dance of Flut and Ebbe (high and low tide), the ever-shifting dunes, and the dikes that bravely hold back the sea—sometimes better, sometimes worse. The melody feels as rolling as the waves, while the lyrics mix local Plattdeutsch charm with broad, friendly humor.

Between verses, we meet a cast of coastal characters: fish who wisely stay in the water, seals lamenting that they can’t wag their tails, and sheep dotting the dikes with their comically described “black-green pearls.” The result is a fun, slightly irreverent anthem that invites listeners to sway, sing along, and imagine the salty wind in their hair. Beneath the jokes, the song delivers a warm message of regional pride and a reminder that the rhythm of the sea shapes both the land and the people who call it home.

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