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All German cities are blind, Nurnberg alone sees with one eye.
All German cities are blind, Nurnberg alone sees with one eye.
The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk,
Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk,
Is always read more
The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk,
Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk,
Is always happy, reign whoever may,
And laughs the sense of mis'ry far away.
In sight of peace--from the Narrow Seas
O'er half the world to run--
With a cheated crew, read more
In sight of peace--from the Narrow Seas
O'er half the world to run--
With a cheated crew, to league anew
With the Goth and the shameless Hun.
I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and read more
I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance.
Adieu, delightful land of France! O my country so dear, which
nourished my infancy!
[Fr., Adieu, plaisant pays read more
Adieu, delightful land of France! O my country so dear, which
nourished my infancy!
[Fr., Adieu, plaisant pays de France!
O, ma patrie
La plus cherie,
Qui a nourrie ma jeune enfance!
Adieu, France--adieu, mes beaux jours.]
Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see
that she can ride.
[Ger., read more
Let us put Germany, so to speak, in the saddle! you will see
that she can ride.
[Ger., Setzen wir Deutschland, so zu sagen, in den Sattel! Reiten
wird es schon konnen.]
It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]
It is the fortune of France.
[Fr., C'est la fortune de France.]
One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder read more
One knows in France 685 different ways of preparing eggs.
[Fr., On connoit en France 685 manieres differentes d'accommoder
les oeufs.]
Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?
Yet, who can help loving the land that has taught us
Six hundred and eighty-five ways to dress eggs?