Picture 1: During Peacetime.
\nIt\u2019s eighteen hundred seventy, a very stormy year,
\nAnd all the signs are pointing that war is drawing near.
\nAnd here are two young people, sitting happy as can be,
\nWithin the shaded garden, enjoying a life so free.
\nIt\u2019s little Hans and Trudy, they live in Cologne along the Rhine,
\nThey like to share hot chocolate, they drink it all the time.<\/p>\n
Picture 2: Mobilization for War.
\nWhen all at once a messenger before them comes and stands,
\nAnd gives to little Hansel a pressing telegram.
\nWith wonder Hansel scans the lines and right away he knows
\nHe\u2019s being drafted, that is clear, to the army he must go.
\nHe cries for joy \u201cSo now it starts!\u201d Come here, my Trudy, see!
\nIt\u2019s war with France and we will soon be marching to Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n
Picture 3: Taking His Leave.
\nBut Trudy can\u2019t help feeling sad, and thinks about the threat
\nTo her dear Hans, she can\u2019t let go, and cries her eyes deep red.
\nNow, Hans looks forward to the war and packs his things real fast,
\nBids Trudy then a fond farewell and hurries off at last.
\nAnd when he leaves his love behind, her heart begins to pound,
\nShe prays with eyes both full of tears that he stays safe and sound.<\/p>\n
Picture 4: The Troops March Off to War.
\nHans makes it to his regiment with many of his friends
\nHe shakes their hand and is happy to see them once again.
\nIn his lieutenant\u2019s uniform he\u2019s really quite a sight,
\nAnd ready now, both proud and bold, to move off to the fight.
\nThe soldiers then begin their march with shouts of joy and praise
\nAnd all along the marching route in song their voices raise.<\/p>\n
Picture 5: Crossing the Border.
\nAs the troops depart their homeland, accompanied by the drums,
\nThey leave behind the ones they love and their beloved homes.
\nIn the sun\u2019s warm rays, on this sunny day, they march across the Rhine
\nAnd intone the poem \u201cThe Watch on the Rhine\u201d with voices loud and fine.
\nThey soon will cross the border and enter the Frenchman\u2019s land,
\nAnd each man holds his rifle a little tighter in his hand.<\/p>\n
Picture 6: Standing Guard.
\nHere in the land of enemies there\u2019s danger all around,
\nAnd so we must protect ourselves from traps that do abound.
\nThe guard provides this service and calls out the alarm
\nWhen e\u2019er he sees approaching those who could do harm.
\nOur Hans must guard as others do and does his job right well,
\nBut thinks of Trudy and his home, whereby his heart does swell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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