Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79.
On the Walhalla
By August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874)Anonymous translation
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Of German greatness, German glory!
Hail to you, ye heroes all
Of ancient and of modern story!
Were ye but alive, as once!
Nay, that would not do at all,—
The king prefers you, stone and bronze!