For Danzig

1.
Do you know the city with an amber shore,
garlanded by never ending forest green,
where slender gables upwards soar
towards the bright sunshine !
     Yes, how happy my life would go
     in Danzig it must surely be !
2.
Do you know the city, where tower upon tower
loyally defy the storms of time
where majestic ships glide out
towards the blue sea beyond !
     Yes, how steadfastly I would stand
     for Danzig it must surely be !
3.
Do you know the city, where German kind
defend their wealth with might and main,
where in German the bells ring out
and where German is every stone !
     Yes, should I blessedly die,
     in Danzig it must surely be !
Paul Enderling

translation by Giles du Boulay