text:  And our old Count--and what doth he? Before him lies his son Within his lone tent lonelily The old man sits with eyes that see Through one dim tear--his son! So heart and soul a loyal band Count Eberhard's band we are! His front the tower that guards the land A thunderbolt his red right hand-- His eye a guiding star! Then take ye heed--Aha! take heed Ye knaves both South and North! For many a man both bold in deed And wise in peace the land to lead Old Swabia has brought forth! [10] Of the two opening lines we subjoin the original--to the vivacity and spirit of which it is perhaps impossible to do justice in translation:-- "Ihr--Ihr dort aussen in der Welt Die Nasen einges pannt!" Eberhard Count of Wurtemberg reigned from 1344 to 1392