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Hoch Die Krüge Lyrics in English Versengold

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hoch Die Krüge by Versengold from German to English.
Who wants to fish in dreary daily life
For cheerfulness and fun
Can just as well at merry tables
Sit with a brimming glass
Whoever thinks they've no choice
Should rather flee into good cheer
Because our life is, after all
On loan for an unknown time
Raise the mugs round the circle
Rinse the lie out of your mouth
That you've got to take life as it is
Raise the mugs and, together
We celebrate the happy news
Life has to take you
Take you as you are
It can't make sense to work yourself ragged
To soak the world in gray
To bind yourself to transience
And wrangle over property and goods
It can't make sense to freeze up
When you're sick of the daily wage
There's no use in hanging on
When you've a mind that's made to dream
Raise the mugs round the circle
Rinse the lie out of your mouth
That you've got to take life as it is
Raise the mugs and, together
We celebrate the happy news
Life has to take you
Take you as you are
So I celebrate whenever I please
Whenever a reason shows up
And if worry has me in its spell
I strike up a little song
And if gloom wants to beat me
I dance till my legs take flight
And if loneliness weighs too heavy
I wish the barmaid here
And if the barmaid leaves me alone
Then wine shall be my sweetheart
Raise the mugs round the circle
Rinse the lie out of your mouth
That you've got to take life as it is
Raise the mugs and, together
We celebrate the happy news
Life has to take you
Take you
Raise the mugs round the circle
Rinse the lie out of your mouth
That you've got to take life as it is
Raise the mugs and, together
We celebrate the happy news
Life has to take you
Take you as you are
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SONG MEANING

Raise your mugs and rinse away the gloom! Versengold’s folk-rock toast to life turns an ordinary tavern scene into a manifesto of joy. The singer calls out our gray, work-day routines and reminds us that existence is only borrowed for an unknown span. So why settle for “taking life as it is” when we can make life take us as we are? With every clink of a glass, the lyrics urge listeners to trade worry, greed, and monotony for laughter, music, and the warm company of friends.

Whenever shadows creep in, the song prescribes a simple remedy: sing louder, dance faster, drink deeper. If sadness tries to conquer you, let your legs fly across the floor. If loneliness weighs you down, summon the barmaid—or let wine become your sweetheart. In short, “Hoch Die Krüge” is a spirited reminder that happiness is a choice we get to renew with every toast, every song, and every carefree night we dare to steal back from the ordinary.

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