Is that a roar like thunder?
A roar as loud as thunder,
Like the clash of swords and the crash of waves?
Like the sea roaring, like swords clanging;
To the Rhine, to the Rhine, to the German Rhine?
Who will go to the Rhine, who will go to the Rhine,
Who wants to be the guardian of the river?
To protect her from invasion?
Dear Fatherland, be at ease?
Steadfast and faithful is the watch on the Rhine!
Shutting the window to keep the children's choir isolated outside, the spirited "Watch on the Rhine" still embodies the military style, even when sung by children, giving the illusion of being in a cadet camp. If this song had not been used as a national anthem by the moon Nazis in the black comedy "Iron Sky," which satirizes the Nazis and the United States, the mood at this moment would be even more solemn.
Add to that the fact that the person who composed the song didn't really understand humor, which made the song even more ironically jolly.
