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The castled crag of Drachenfels, Whose far white walls along them shine.
— Rhine
The castled crag of Drachenfels, Whose far white walls along them shine.
The river Rhine, it is well known, Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine?
The Rhine! the Rhine! a blessing on the Rhine!
Beneath me flows the Rhine, and, like the stream of Time, it flows amid the ruins of the Past.
The air grows cool and darkles, In the light of the setting sun.
I've seen the Rhine with younger wave,Is still a mighty mountain child.
Oh, sweet thy current by town and by tower,And Rhine, ancient river, thou'rt German again!
