| Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916. | | | | For Us! 1915 | | By Reinhold S., a Schoolboy (1903– ) |
| | | FAR, far in the east is a gaping grave, | |
| There they bury thousands of soldiers brave | |
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| In the west the humble crosses show | |
| Where they lie dumb in many a row | 5 |
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| Where storms are blowing over the sea, | |
| They gave their lives so willingly | |
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| They gave their blood, their life’s desire, | 10 |
| They gave it all with sacred fire | |
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| And we? We can but weep and pray | |
| For those who bloody and trodden lay | |
| For us! | 15 |
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| There is no word, no way to thank | |
| All those who suffered, those who sank | |
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