New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20


was partly translated at the time Of its publication,
ard puhlished in England and the United States,
but neither in the meteor of the original nor with
clear presentation of its political references. "A the
most noted Of his political lyrics with even his
torica importance springing from the trial to which
II gave rIse a careful translation made ut the au-
thor's request and hitherto unpublished, may now
he of interest TO many readers o. HE TRIBUNE
1.-THE Dead" are citizens of Berlin, VINO fell in con-
iict with tho troops. in March, 1873, and whose
bodies were carried Oh planks to the Royal Palace,
where Frederick William ". was compelled by the
people TO come forth and d. ;hem the last honor
The Only other point which needs explanation is
that the ArcA-Dnke John of Austria was elected
Regent of the German Empire by the Parliament
which convened at Frankfort in the Summer OF
1913.
THE DEAD To THE LIVING.
Shot thro TIE breast the orheads cleft from saorecu
so lifted and borne aot on bloody blanks y9q nria u.s.
Dumb shapes % pain, with outcry Wild you haid taa' nc
might view Us, ,,.,.
That might DO TO him who gave the word that
That he might see us day and night in waking hours and
whencer he turns bis Bibles leaf when h' wine is
That burned upon bis very sou this brand of crime be
roreynore AM everywhere and no escape b, granted
That each red wound and every NOUN WIN anguish
stn tortarc him. Sin haunt HIS couch, when comes hs
That evrry 500 around us heard reGcho then to fright
HIN, -.
That each cold hand be cienchcd and raised in menace as
whether h,S R51d, IKE other mems upon he'd reposos,
Or bloody foh bound tho tyfan'S eyeha closes
An YES shot tro tho breast the fogcheads cleft from
High up before the balcony swayns planks held
Come forth ana tottering be forth and saw u.s.
"Uncoyer!" and his hat he dored-tthus 10 a puppet
From ihe comedian that he wa9-and stood by terror
while lei his troops the capital which, dyns. we had
Then Jesus thou my stay" sung, as in the book
But ron thc my siay"wcro rather thcn, the hymn
thcy needed.
That the morning o. the night, wherein our lives
And such the sd trumpha march that you pabc"reFs
oar limbs wore hacked and pierced with shct our skulls
were c;cf. and dintcd.
Yet On our the victors pride was gorlousy I'M
We Thought though dear the price pay the goods
And 40 Content and Peace made sweet the graves wncre
We are lying
Woe unto you, we were deceived! Four moons have
Ard ali mar we 20 boldly won you, towards eyadei
ThougI purchased with our lives, us lost or bASey
rskcd and spcuGcd- -,- ,...,., 4,
Lake roaring pillows ocr us burs in miserable s'cceS
SION, IT 49,.
IN stubborn provinces the strife. yendean shame re
The sodatcscas swift return and then the Prince re-
Disgrace ia feves ana Mainz-tbe people fooled and irr
Militia EVERYWHERE dsarned though scarcely yet created
yhe stormiIg OF the arsenal rs burglary asserted;
The ircs that u.s. the dead, 10 criminals converted;
Where barrlcades we're built the bar on written Thought
And with the peoples right to meet the compact daily
In north and south the hollow jar of many an opening
Old chains reiorged for all upon the peoples side arisen
The covenant with the Cossackpower; the Judgment heiu
Whose consncy the right to laurclcd tonbs hath noby
You, farth st borne upon the storm toward future
YOU Paris warriors of juno. in your defeat vctorons
Then trcachery mere ana On the aln III WORK ana uay
O. Peops Yet aid ever peacei Not even tls enragosi
lcatncrD jackets hide no war Come On shake ooso
The sscoaf and last with all who thus your right
Let The RopGDc" be your cry, the bells in thunder
Which now this latest swndle of the John
crOwninBI
In vain! well there cause that from the earth yc
And once again. bloody pank so held alo't ye bear
Not yonder worthless man, then, TO show, perchance
Far as land extords-and then, tho dead Insurgents
lay -, -. -, .,
In both your Paramcnts, to rest: there, last Of al!
display us q, -, ,...,
All SOLEMN sight There should Lie, with foreheads
with faces cruInbng, yet the Regents we, the only
There SHOULD We lie and dumby say: before our esh is
wasted,
The freedom which lately ye. our naughty archonS
The corn was that when died in March, began to
flourish, a.,
But Freedoms seed OF March was mowD, before the
sheayes that nourtsh 40,
Behind the sickle, here and there. chance peoples still
O. would The crimson Wrath were left thus in the folds
eHpandinSl v
And yet wrath vesl In days of Ill comfort this, I'M
Too much already been too much from you been
Too much Of scorn too much of shame, daily upon you
o trust the voice OF our dead mouths, the Wrath, the
WRATH remaineth! . -,
TIA, stl was eft-yea and awakes-it cannot suinocr
The revolution, incomplete, shall be complete, and
lie only Waits the lucky hour. then, in his might up
There viii he Stand with lifted his gances heaven
ward hinging:
Then ii he load his rusty gun with lead from window
While, planted on the barricade, his bloodred banner
nashcsl
That banner then will lead the troops, will lead the arm
ing nation,
c0Dfagratlon: