Now, grown up, I've read and travelled
Through the world from cliff to coast,
And my heart puts all its faith now
Firmly in the Holy Ghost -
He who wrought the greatest wonders
With still greater yet to be,
Smashed the citadels of despots
And the yoke of slavery -
Healed the mortal wounds of ages,
Put the rights of old in place:
All men are created equal
In a single noble race.
Heinrich Heine
(translated from the German by Hal Draper)
