THE RHINE FRONTIER.
Wo give below a new translation of Nikolaus Becker's patriotic song, "Sic sollen m'cht ihn haben" which is to Germany what the Marseillaise is to France : It never shall be France's The free, the German Rhine, Though raven-like she glances And croaks her foul design. So long as calmly gliding It wears its mantle green, So long as our dividing Its mirrored wave is seen. It never shall be France's The free, the German Rhine, So long as youth enhances His fervor with its wine. It never shall he France's, The rocks its margin stud; So long as spires are steeping Their image in its flood ; It never shall be France's, The free, the Ferman Rhine, So long as festive dances Its lover groups combine ; So long as angler bringeth Its lusty trout to shore, So long as minstrel singeth Its praise from door to door. It never shall be France's, The free, the German Rhine, Until its broad expanse is Its last defender's shrine.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 233, 3 October 1870, Page 4
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168THE RHINE FRONTIER. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 233, 3 October 1870, Page 4
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