Loyal moustaches cease to sag,
Leaping for joy of the old war-flag;
Drums are beating and bugles blare
And passionate bandsmen rip the air;
Prussia's original ardour rallies
At the sound of Deutschland über alles,
And warriors slap their fighting pants
To the tune Heil dir im Siegeskranz.
Life, in a word, recalls the phase
Of the glorious Hohenzollern days.