"ONLY NOW I LIVE WORTHY," | Hymn of The Host of St. Johann

[Sarven 1717]

 

 

 

“NUR JETZT LEBE ICH WÜRDIG,”

“ONLY NOW I LIVE WORTHY,”

Hymn of The Host of St. Johann

Composed in the year of our Lord 1967 by Gottfried Barclay

 

 

 

Composed by the Gottfried Barclay, in the founding years of the Principality of Reinmar and its subsequent military order, The Host of St Johann. The song sings of the tales of St Johann, and the great achievement that has now been wrought forth to the Reinmaren people.

 

Thus are the translated lyrics of the song, sung a new by the many battle brothers and sisters of The Host of St Johann in the Waldenic tongue;

 

 

Only now I live worthy,
Since my sinful eye has seen
The uncorrupted land and also the earth
To which so much honour is given.
That which I have prayed for
has happened to me.
I came to this place,
Where St Johann walked in sanctified form,

 

Beautiful lands, rich and glorious,
Which I have seen before,
You surpass them all.
What miracles have happened here!
That a maiden bore a child,
Exalted over all the sanctified host,
How could this not be a miracle?

 

Here He was sainted, pure as He was,
So that man might be pure.
Then He let himself be struck here,
So that we Reinmaren might be free.
Otherwise, we would have been lost.
Hail to you, spear, cross, and thorn!
Woe to you, heathens,
that this outrages you!

 

 

 

WER RASTET, DER ROSTET,

 

His Grace, Gottfried Barclay von Kanunsberg RSTSR

Duke of Kanunsberg, Vizekanzler of Reinmar, Ritter of the Order of Saint Tylos The Stallion of Reinmar,

Cannonside, Aide to his Holiness' Inquisition

 

 

 

[Toffee 1122]

The Princess Adalfriede tapped her foot in time to the drums, feeling the power of Reinmar singing in her veins!

[Solour 369]

Although he could only fully understand the song when translated, Sir Rafael Stroheim felt an unwavering tinge of pride in his nation nonetheless!