Tempers flared after the lyrics of Schalke’s cult song “Königsblauer S04” were changed. Now everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

The protest has paid off from the fans’ point of view. After this editorial team reported in the spring that the band “The Florians” had changed the lyrics of their cult song “Königsblauer S04,” a storm of indignation broke out.

Since 1994, S04 fans had been singing: “We, the fans of S04, stand by our team, blue and white in the middle of the district, Schalke is the only German champion.” In a new, faster version released to mark the song’s 30th anniversary, the line “Deutscher Meister kann nur Schalke sein” (Schalke is the only German champion) was replaced with “Blau und Weiß für immer mein Verein” (Blue and white forever my club).

After the lyrics were changed, the song was played again in the Veltins Arena and the Parkstadion, after having been omitted from the Royal Blues’ program for a long time.

Whether it was a coincidence or not is now irrelevant. According to information obtained by this editorial team, there has been another change. The 2025 edition, so to speak. It will feature the original lyrics again, but with a more contemporary sound. It will be heard for the first time at Schalke during the season opener on Saturday by the Florians.

The Ultras Gelsenkirchen, among others, protested against the changed version before the home game against SSV Ulm (2-1). They responded with a banner. A large banner hung over the north stand for several minutes with the words “Königsblauer S04: Only Schalke can be German champions.”

In addition, the Ultras initially sang “Königsblauer S04” in its entirety and in the old version at the start of the game before beginning their game-related support. The group sang the original lyrics, including the line “Deutscher Meister kann nur Schalke sein” (Only Schalke can be German champions).

So now the whole stadium will soon be able to sing along to the classic again and revel in the old days. And dreaming is still allowed, isn’t it?