The Watch on the Rhine

A peal like thunder calls the brave,

With clash of sword and sound of wave,

The Rhine, the Rhine, the German Rhine!

Who now will guard the river's line?

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Dear Fatherland, no fear be thine,

Firm stands the guard along, along the Rhine,

Firm stands the guard along the German Rhine!

A hundred thousand hearts beat high,

The answer flames from ev'ry eye;

The German youth devoted stand

To shield the holy borderland.

CHORUS

So long as blood shall warm our veins,

While for the sword one hand remains,

One arm to bear a gun, no more

Shall foot of foeman tread thy shore.

CHORUS

The oath resounds, the waves roll by,

The banners wave, advanced on high,

The Rhine, the Rhine, the German Rhine!

We all will guard the river's line!

CHORUS