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1 | 1 | Why is there so much excitement and cheerful haste in the town? | |
2 | 2 | Why are people racing through the narrow streets? | |
3 | 3 | | They are streaming towards the Imperial Palace, |
4 | 4 | And from there through the gateway into the streets, | |
5 | 5 | They are leaning from the windows, on the ramparts and pathways, | |
6 | 6 | They are eagerly anticipating joys to come. | |
7 | 7 | ||
8 | 8 | Listen! Listen! That is the sound of the trumpets. | |
9 | 9 | | Can you see them glistening in the distance? |
10 | 10 | | Can you see the slowly approaching torrent |
11 | 11 | Riding with fixed limbs? | |
12 | 12 | The weapons that make them so resplendent are emitting | |
13 | 13 | Such dazzling sparks in the midday sun! | |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | 15 | | It is them - it is the brave company |
16 | 16 | | That managed to achieve the great merit, |
17 | 17 | | Who once in the face of the greatest danger, in an instant, |
18 | 18 | Defeated the upstart rebels, | |
19 | 19 | Because of which they were granted the valuable honour | |
20 | 20 | Of processing through the town, through the Emperor's Castle. | |
21 | 21 | ||
22 | 22 | | A terrible delusion set the land alight |
23 | 23 | | As people fell away from the faith of their ancestors, |
24 | 24 | | It spread through the masses with robbery and burning violence, |
25 | 25 | Even affecting the halls of Princes; | |
26 | 26 | For over and under the boundary waters | |
27 | 27 | Of the River Enns the flames of the uprising were fanned. | |
28 | 28 | ||
29 | 29 | It is now spreading out of control towards the Imperial City | |
30 | 30 | | As it lays waste to the plains far around; |
31 | 31 | Madness lends pride the mask | |
32 | 32 | | That encourages people to destroy the bonds of duty, |
33 | 33 | It dares to take the Emperor's power away by force, | |
34 | 34 | It dares to claim defiant rights. | |
35 | 35 | ||
36 | 36 | In the castle of his ancestors, hemmed in by enemies, | |
37 | 37 | Betrayed by his own peers, | |
38 | 38 | Threatened by a wailing that was growing by the hour, | |
39 | 39 | The disturbance in the heart of the country, | |
40 | 40 | With the small company of the faithful far away, | |
41 | 41 | Those who were prepared to give their lives for law and duty, | |
42 | 42 | ||
43 | 43 | | Thus he stood, the second Ferdinand, |
44 | 44 | | A cliff surrounded by swirling waves; |
45 | 45 | | He was not able to trust anything among the people or in the country, |
46 | 46 | | So his heart only trusted in heaven, |
47 | 47 | So with burning, pleading gestures he threw himself | |
48 | 48 | Onto the earth in front of the image of the Redeemer. | |
49 | 49 | ||
50 | 50 | Noble trust dwelt in his breast, | |
51 | 51 | And a childish, submissive hope, | |
52 | 52 | | He was conscious that his desires were pure, |
53 | 53 | | That his heart was open to the eternal; |
54 | 54 | Thus he prayed to Him who controls events, | |
55 | 55 | Who counts each sparrow and who brings worlds into being. | |
56 | 56 | ||
57 | 57 | And as he was wrestling with God in prayer | |
58 | 58 | | His swirling cares fell silent, |
59 | 59 | | A gentle note rang out in his soul |
60 | 60 | As the voice of heaven came down; | |
61 | 61 | Now he believes that he has grasped the meaning of the sounds: | |
62 | 62 | " | "Ferdinand, I shall never abandon you!" |
63 | 63 | ||
64 | 64 | With new confidence he stands up after his prayer | |
65 | 65 | | And listen! a muffled sound! |
66 | 66 | Through the hallways the noise of rushing and running, | |
67 | 67 | And the screeching of savage voices! | |
68 | 68 | They are the rebels, who are pressing towards the Emperor, | |
69 | 69 | Who want to force him shamelessly to submit. | |
70 | 70 | ||
71 | 71 | They are pressing around him, full of growing fury, | |
72 | 72 | | He will have to give in to their demands, |
73 | 73 | | He can barely ward off the enraged impetuous |
74 | 74 | Demands of the upstart swarm - | |
75 | 75 | Then once again a flourish of trumpets rings out, | |
76 | 76 | Filling the courtyard of the castle - it is those who have come to save him! | |
77 | 77 | ||
78 | 78 | | It is them! It is the troop of the faithful, |
79 | 79 | | That managed to achieve the great merit, |
80 | 80 | | Who now in the face of the greatest danger, in an instant, |
81 | 81 | Defeat the upstart rebels; | |
82 | 82 | Because of which they were granted the valuable honour | |
83 | 83 | Of processing through the town, through the Emperor's Castle. | |
84 | 84 | ||
85 | 85 | They have been carried down from distant banks | |
86 | 86 | On the friendly waves of the Danube; | |
87 | 87 | | They made their way quietly into the city |
88 | 88 | Hidden from the gaze of the rebels, | |
89 | 89 | In order to liberate the Emperor's anointed head, | |
90 | 90 | In order to destroy the throng of rebels, like foam. | |
91 | 91 | ||
92 | 92 | | Thus nothing miscarries for anyone who trusts God, |
93 | 93 | Who has courage and strong willpower, | |
94 | 94 | And looks towards a single goal, the highest, | |
95 | 95 | Determined to fulfil their destiny, | |
96 | 96 | Determined to sacrifice the utmost, to go to the very limit, | |
97 | 97 | In order to win the beautiful, valuable prize. | |
98 | 98 | ||
99 | 99 | | And can you think of anything greater or more noble |
100 | 100 | Than maintaining the liberty of the fatherland, | |
101 | 101 | | Than upholding the Lord's sacred house, |
102 | 102 | His royal, gentle reign, | |
103 | 103 | The Order of the Fleece, the collection of art treasures, | |
104 | 104 | His ancestors' habits, traditions and laws? | |
105 | 105 | ||
106 | 106 | | So from now on be courageous when enemies approach, |
107 | 107 | | And take them on with strong determination! |
108 | 108 | | The garland does not appear at the beginning of the proceedings; |
109 | 109 | | It only crowns those who have suffered. |
110 | 110 | Love of the fatherland is a holy fire - | |
111 | 111 | There is no sacrifice too great - no blood is too valuable for it! | |
112 | |||
113 | And just as we now value this brave company, | ||
114 | So will coming ages value | ||
115 | People who are sufficiently strong and high-minded | ||
116 | To struggle for freedom and peace; | ||
117 | And may our grandchildren, in safe contentment, | ||
118 | Look back with gratitude at the dangers we face. |
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