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Where the Rhine with his green waves

Greets mossy castles, withered graves

That is where I want to be, with you oh father Rhine

Your shores is where my soul will shine

Green hills of grape, see natures grace

Hear mountains voice, see his old face

Fortresses of stone and oak,

Monasterys in foggy cloak

Father!

The lifeline of our kin

Your voice so bright and jubilant

Our native waters flowing deep within

(Es braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall,

Wie Schwertgeklirr und Wogenprall:

Wer will des Stromes Hüter sein?

Getreu er Wacht: Gevatter Rhein)

Rhenus!

Pater!

I call Rhenus Pater, whose reign shall be forevermore

Oh mighty father of the golden river

And when the cycle ended, gold became amber

The father will renew, Rhenus will remember...

He will remember!

(When everything churns,disordered

...and primeval chaos...Reappears eternally)