Oh Marieke, Marieke, I loved you so much
Between the towers of Bruges and Ghent
Oh Marieke, Marieke, long ago
Between the towers of Bruges and Ghent
Without love, warm love
The wind blows, the stupid wind
Without love, warm love
The ocean cries, the grey ocean
Without love, warm love
The light suffers, the dark light
And the sand scours my country
My flat country, my Flanders
Oh Marieke, Marieke, the Flemish sky
The colour of the towers between Bruges and Ghent
Oh Marieke, Marieke, the Flemish sky
Cries with me from Bruges to Ghent
Without love, warm love
The wind blows “it's over”
Without love, warm love
The ocean cries “already over”
Without love, warm love
The light suffers, “everything is over”
And the sand scours my country
My flat country, my Flanders
Oh Marieke, Marieke, the Flemish sky
Did it weigh too much from Bruges to Ghent?
Oh Marieke, Marieke, on your twenty years
I loved that so much, from Bruges to Ghent
Without love, warm love
The devil laughs, the black devil
Without love, warm love
My heart burns, my old heart
Without love, warm love
The summer dies, the sad summer
And the sand scours my country
My flat country, my Flanders
Oh Marieke, Marieke, rewind the time
Rewind the time back to Bruges and Ghent
Oh Marieke, Marieke, rewind the time
Where you loved me, from Bruges to Ghent
Oh Marieke, Marieke, often at night
Between the towers of Bruges and Ghent
Oh Marieke, Marieke, all ponds
Open their/your arms for me from Bruges to Ghent
From Bruges to Ghent, from Bruges to Ghent…