March wind rough br Clashed the trees, br Flung the snow; br Breaking stones, br In the cold, br Germans slow br Toiled and toiled; br Arrowy sun br Glanced and sprang, br One right blithe br German sang: br Songs of home, br Fatherland: br Syenite hard, br Weary lot, br Callous hand, br All forgot: br Hammers pound, br Ringing round; br Rise the heaps, br To his voice, br Bounds and leaps br Toise on toise: br Toil is long, br But dear God br Gives us song, br At the end br Gives us test, br Toil is best.