Causes the earth to shake;
Back flow the streams, the neighb’ring mountains all
With fear and terror quake;
The lurid fires burst forth with horrid glare,
Defacing earth, defiling the glad air.
Thus were the Eifel mountains upwards thrown
From out the deep abyss;
Thus sought the Evil King to reign alone,
Driving from earth that Bliss
Which rapidly was gliding here to dwell