Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-30
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Bingen on the Rhine,


soldier OF the LegOs lay dying in Asiers
There was lack Of weman nursing there was dsarh o.
woman's tears
But comrade stood beside him, while his lfebIood
sbbed away,
And bent with plying glancss to hear What he gh Say
Tbs dying soldier fsered he took the nrade hand
And ne said never shall see my own native
land,
Take message and token to seine distant friends or
mine,
For / was born At Binsss at Bin zen on the Rhine
Tell my brothers and companions when they meet and
crowd around,
To hear my mournfa story in the pleasant vineyard
ground,
That we fought the battle bravsIy-And when the day
was done,
Fdll many cor" lay shasy pale, beneath the setting
sun,
And midst the dead and dying we're SEINE grown old in
The death wounds thsir gallant breasts the last Of
many scars,
But some were youRg and suddenly behsld LIES morn
decline,
Andons had come from Bngen fair Bngsn on the Rhine
Tell my mother that her other sons shan comfort her
old age,
Tor was still Lusnl bird thAt thought his hsme eagi
For my father was soldier, and even when child
My heart lespsd forth hear him , Of struggles fierce
and Wild,
And when he died and left to divide his .csny hoard
let them take uhirer they uould-bal kept my hers
sword,
And with bsyi,h love hung 1t where tho bright light
used 10 shine,
On the cottage wall Bugon calm Bngen on the Rhine
Toll my sister to wsop for nae and sob With drosp-
ing head,
When tie troops come marching home again, With glad
and gallant tread,
But to look upon them proudly with calm and HoaaA
eye,
For her brother was soldier toe. and not afraid to die
And II oonrade seeks her love, ask her IN my nam,
10 stem TO him kindly, WhOu, esrst or shsmsi
And 10 hang The old sword in place my athsr sword
and nine,
For the honor Of old Bnsen-dssr sgsn on the Rhine.
There's Aneher-not a sIstsr-in happy DAY, gone BY.
You'd have known her BY tho merrment that ,parLsS
In her eye,
Too Innocent for eoqustty too fond for IDLE seornng
Oh, friend fear the lightest heart makes sometime.
heaviest mourning,
Tell her he last might Of my life for ere this moon be
risen,
Ny body will be out oil pain ~ soul be out OF prison
dreamed stood with her and saw the yellow sunlight
shine
On lho vin'-c.d hills Of BinEea fair Bisg,n on II,
Rhine.
saw the blns Rhine sweep Al.sg, heard OF seemed
10 hear,
The German song, used to sing ia chorus sweet and
clear,
And down the pleasant river and up the slantng hll,
Inc eehcing chorus sounded through the evening calm
and still,
AID her glad blue eyes on me- as we passed with
friendly tax
Down may path believed Of yors, and uell.tsmen
bered walk,
And her little hasd lay lightly, oondingly 10 min-
But ven meet no more at Bnsen,- oved Bingsn on tn,
Rhine"
His voice srsw faint and hoans hi, grasp vas childish
weak,
His eyes put on dying look, lie sighed A.I ceased to
spsskj
His comrades bent to III him. but til: spark Of lie had
fed;
The soldier Of the Legion In foreign land wai dead
And hes 'ft mOsn rose up slowly and slmy looked
On the rcd Hsd Of the battle ad with bloody oorp,.s
stfown,
Yes, ca my that dreadful ,csni her pale lsh SCENE
to shine,
,hone o. distant BinIen fair Bingsn on the Rhine