The rejected word 'peace' br At the beginning of an outraged era; br A church lamp in a grotto br And the air of mountain lands br An ether we did not want to, br Or would not breathe. br Again, with a goat-voice, br The shaggy reed-pipes sing. br br While sheep and oxen grazed br On fertile pastures, br And friendly eagles perched br On the shoulders of sleepy crags -- br A German reared an eagle, br A lion submitted to a Briton, br And a Gallic comb appeared br From a rooster's crest. br br But now the savage has captured br The sacred mace of Heracles, br The black earth has dried up, br Ungrateful, as before. br I will get the withered wand br And draw the fire from it; br Let the startled beasts go away br With me into the deaf night. br br The cock, the lion, the dark brown br Eagle, the affectionate bear -- br We shall build a chamber for war, br And warm the wild beasts' hides. br But I sing the wine [*] of the times -- br The font of Italic speech -- br And in a Great-Aryan cradle, br Slavonic and Germanic flax! br br Italy, is it really worth br Disturbing the chariots of Rome br For the clucking of a domestic bird br Flying across your fence? br And you, neighbor, don't seek damages; br The eagle bristles in anger. br What if for your sling br A heavy stone is of no use? br br While the beasts are in the menagerie, br We will settle down a while, br The Volga stays at high tide, br The Rhine's current grows brighte -- br The wise man will unwillingly honor br A foreigner as a demigod br With the revelry of a dance br On the shores of great rivers.