* “Die Wacht am Rhein” translates to “Watch on the Rhine.” The song alludes to the many wars between Germany and France through the centuries. “Dear Fatherland, put your mind at rest . . . Firm and true stands the watch on the Rhine . . . And if my heart breaks in death, / You won’t become a Frenchman yet, / As abundant with water is your flood, / So is Germany in heroes’ blood.”