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his readers that for doing so he “had obtained forgiveness of the 
gentleman to whom the chorus properly belongs.” The original 
chorus reads : 
Und immer weiter, hopp, hopp. hopp ! 
Ging’s fort in sausendum Galopp, 
Das Ross und Reiter Schnoben 
Und Kies and funken stoben. 
The translation Scott heard reads : 
Tramp ! tramp! across the Jand they speed, 
Splash ! splash ! across the sea ; 
Hurrah! the dead can ride apace ! 
Dost fear to ride with me! 
Scott’s own translation in full is: 
From heavy dreams fair Helen rose, 
And eyed the dawning red ; 
‘“« Alas, my love, thou tarriest long ! 
O, art thou false or dead ?” 
With gallant Fred’rick’s princely power 
He sought the bold Crusade ; 
But not a word from Judah’s wars 
Told Helen how he sped. 
With Paynim and with Saracen 
At length a truce was made, 
And ev’ry knight return’d to dry 
The tears his love had shed. 
Our gallant host was homeward bound 
With many a song of joy ; 
Green waved the laurel in each plume, 
The badge of victory. 
And old and young, and sire and son 
To meet them crowd the way, 
With shouts and mirth and melody, 
The debt of love to pay. 
Full many a maid her true love met, 
And sobb’d in his embrace, 
And flutt’ring joy in tears and smiles 
Array’d full many a face. 
Nor joy nor smile for Helen sad ; 
She sought the host in vain ; 
For none could tell her William’s fate, 
If faithless, or if slain. 
The martial band is past and gone ; 
She rends her raven hair, 
Ana in distractions bitter mood 
She weeps with wild despair. 
‘© O rise, my child,” her mother said, 
‘¢ Nor sorrow thou in vain ; 
A perjured lover’s fleeting heart 
No tears recall again.” 
