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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - King Christian, A National Song Of Denmark. (From The Danish Of Johannes Evald)
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King Christian stood by the lofty mast
In mist and smoke;
His sword was hammering so fast,
Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;
Then sank each hostile hulk and mast,
In mist and smoke. 
"Fly!" shouted they, "fly, he who can!
Who braves of Denmark`s Christian
The stroke?" 

Nils Juel gave heed to the tempest`s roar,
Now is the hour! 
He hoisted his blood-red flag once more,
And smote upon the foe full sore,
And shouted loud, through the tempest`s roar,
"Now is the hour!" 
"Fly!" shouted they, "for shelter fly!
Of Denmark`s Juel who can defy 
The power?"

North Sea! a glimpse of Wessel rent 
Thy murky sky!
Then champions to thine arms were sent;
Terror and Death glared where he went;
From the waves was heard a wail, that rent
Thy murky sky!
From Denmark, thunders Tordenskiol`,
Let each to Heaven commend his soul,
And fly!

Path of the Dane to fame and might!
Dark-rolling wave!
Receive thy friend, who, scorning flight,
Goes to meet danger with despite,
Proudly as thou the tempest`s might,
Dark-rolling wave!
And amid pleasures and alarms,
And war and victory, be thine arms
My grave!
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