我は汝に誓う、我が祖国よ
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test, That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice. 我は汝に誓う、我が祖国よ、地上の一切の物の上なる、 あまねく、完全無欠のものよ、我が愛の仕えるものよ。 何も問わない愛、試練に耐える愛、 それは最愛にして最良のものをも祭壇に差し出されるもの、 怖気づかない愛、贖う愛、 すなわち、究極の犠牲にさえ怖気つかない愛。
I heard my country calling, away across the sea, Across the waste of waters she calls and calls to me. Her sword is girded at her side, her helmet on her head, And round her feet are lying the dying and the dead. I hear the noise of battle, the thunder of her guns, I haste to thee my mother, a son among thy sons.