Die Grenzwacht Hielt Im Osten
German Military Songs
The Border Guard Held In The East
The border guard held in the East
The border guard held in the East, stood long against the enemy
Today their last post returns to the fatherland
Exhausted and worn out, in loyal knighthood
The best have stayed, the strength broke for the rest
But we bring the flag, that waved before us
From Riga's bloody plain, with all honors
Storm-tested, never inclined before an enemy
And today and forever, shows the way to the East
It rustles there to remind, the spirit of the fathers
Despite all distress, a premonition that German future means
Even if we have become strangers, to you brothers from the Empire
From West and South and North, the banner remained the same
Even if we perish here, do not worry about us
To pass on the flag, is our last duty
I must not hesitate any longer, soon it will compel your senses
To carry it to the East, it wants it must go there
To carry it to the East, it wants it must go there
