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"Am Rhein, am Rhein, da wachsen unsre Reben."
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Rhine"Oh, sweet thy current by town and by tower, The green sunny vale and the dark linden bower; Thy waves as they dimple smile back on the plain, And Rhine, ancient river, thourt German again!"
The Rhine is one of the major rivers of Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Swiss-Austrian border. From Lake Constance downstream, it forms part of the Swiss-German border. After that the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border. It then flows in a mostly northerly directi
"Am Rhein, am Rhein, da wachsen unsre Reben."
"Ive seen the Rhine with younger wave, Oer every obstacle to rave. I see the Rhine in his native wild Is still a mighty mountain child."
"The air grows cool and darkles, The Rhine flows calmly on; The mountain summit sparkles In the light of the setting sun."
"He would water his horses in the Rhine."
"The river Rhine, it is well known, Doth wash your city of Cologne; But tell me, Nymphs, what power divine Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine?"
"Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein, Fest steht und treu die Wacht am Rhein!"