Translation
O, Terschelling my little land,
how much do I love you
|: All who do not praise you,
will just find me deaf :|
Then I close my ears,
but if it goes to far
|: Then I can not remain silent,
and punish them immediately :|
O, Terschelling my little land
so high and so dry
|: You happily lie there
facing the North Sea :|
How proud are your dunes,
how white is your sand
|: How green is your beachgrass,
my beloved Terschellingerland :|
O Terschelling, my little land,
you are embraced in my heart
|: Who does not praise you from time to time,
is not worthy of you :|
For as long as you remain standing,
so steadfast on your sand
|: Be full of honest people,
my beloved Terschellingerland :|
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