The sunset flickered like the steel of a blade.
Death counted its prey.
The battle will be tomorrow, but for now
The platoon dug in to the clouds
And withdrew through the mountain pass

No talking!
Forward and upward, and there...
Because these are our mountains
They will help us!

And before the war - to this very slope
You took a German guy
He fell down, but was saved
And here now, perhaps, he
Readies his submachine gun for battle

No talking!
Forward and upward, and there...
Because these are our mountains
They will help us!

The platoon climbs up, and down by the river -
Is the one with whom you used to pair up with
We await the attack until we’re bored
But here the Alpine riflemen
Somehow aren’t at their sharpest today...

No talking!
Forward and upward, and there...
Because these are our mountains
They will help us!

You’re here again, you’re all assembled
You’re waiting for the secret signal
And that guy - he’s also here
Among the riflemen from the "Edelweiss" -
They must be thrown off this pass!

No talking!
Forward and upward, and there...
Because these are our mountains
They will help us!