One people will we be, — a band of brothers;
No danger, no distress shall sunder us.
We will be freemen as our fathers were,
And sooner welcome death than live as slaves.
We will rely on God's almighty arm,
And never quail before the power of man.

Wir wollen sein ein einzig Volk von Brüdern,
in keiner Not uns trennen und Gefahr.
Wir wollen frei sein, wie die Väter waren,
eher den Tod, als in der Knechtschaft leben.
Wir wollen trauen auf den höchsten Gott
und uns nicht fürchten vor der Macht der Menschen.

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Act II, Sc. 2, as translated by C. T. Brooke

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We shall be a single People of brethren, Never to part in danger nor distress. We shall be free, just as our fathers were, And rather die than live in slavery. We shall trust in the one highest God And never be afraid of human power.

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