Fünfundfünfzig Tage von Peking
Deutsches Kaiserreich Militarische Lieder
Fifty-Five Days of Peking
In the year 1900, the sound of drums called
The world to Peking, for 55 days
The flames rose to the sky
Death took its toll
It walked through Peking, for 55 days
The uprising of dark forces
Born out of hatred
Moved through the fire-lit nights
Through the great empty city
And the drums thundered
And the horns sounded
In the song of Peking, for 55 days
There were 11 nations, standing together
Without rank, for 55 days
In winter, their flags waved
Without false pride and extravagance
Their pride was defiance, for 55 days
And as fate
Bound them in danger and distress
They resisted the enemy
Each for their homeland
And they fought and defied
A great force
And they fought and they won
And they won this battle
And the drums thundered
And the horns sounded
In the song of Peking, for 55 days
In the song of Peking, for 55 days
In the song of Peking, for 55 days
