The Trumpeter of Säkkingen; a Song From the Upper Rhine
The Trumpeter of Säkkingen; a Song From the Upper Rhine
Scheffel, Joseph Viktor Von, 1826-1886
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In the depths the Rhine was listening, Salmon, trout, and pike were listening. Water-nymphs were listening also. And the wind the ringing tones bore To the castle tenderly. FIFTH PART. THE BARON AND HIS DAUGHTER. Now, my Muse, thy powers summon ! For thy path leads to the Baron And the lovely Margaretta. Now be circumspect and courteous ; For, an aged trooper-colonel Might with thee and others like thee Not be very ceremonious ; But might throw thee down the staircase, Which is steep and very s...lippery, And might prove injurious to thee. N ow, my Muse, mount upward to the Castle gate, behold there sculptured The three balls upon the scutcheon. As in the armorial bearings Of the Medici in Florence — Signs of ancient, noble lineage ; Now ascend the steps of sandstone, Loudly knock at the great hall door, FIFTH PART. 79 Then step in and give report of What thou there hast slyly noticed. In the spacious, lofty knights', hall, With its walls of panelled oak-wood. And with rows of old ancestral Dusty portraits decorated.
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