Die Wacht Am Rhein

A call resounds like thunderclap,
Like clashing swords and surging waves:
To the Rhine, to the Rhine, to the German Rhine,
Who will be the guardian of the stream?

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Dear Fatherland, may you be calm,
Steadfast and true stands the watch on the Rhine!

Through a hundred thousand it flashes quickly,
And all eyes gleam brightly;
The German youth, pious and strong,
Protects the sacred land's border.
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He looks up to the heavens,
Where hero fathers look down,
And swears with proud combativeness:
You Rhine shall remain German as my chest!
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As long as a drop of blood still glows,
As long as a fist draws the sword,
And an arm still cocks the rifle,
No enemy shall tread upon your shore!
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And even if my heart breaks in death,
You shall not become a foreigner for that,
Rich, as your flood is in water,
Germany is rich in heroes' blood!
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The oath resounds, the wave flows,
The flags flutter high in the wind:
To the Rhine, to the Rhine, to the German Rhine,
We all want to be guardians!
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Lead us, you are proven;
In trust in God, grasp the sword,
High Wilhelm! Down with the rabble!
And erase the disgrace with enemy blood!
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