Breaking of the Sword

On a sunny April morning
My dear son, you were born
Until one day you called away
And from my heart was torn

As a boy you knew the stables
As a lad you knew the fields
My son you worked beside me
But to a country you must yield

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You were called to serve the country
You were called to serve the king
And from our home you left one day
And of this today I sing

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When I stood there at the station
And our eyes one last time met
It was at that moment my dear son
'Tis that I'll never forget

Is it now a mother's blessing
That the country's truly free?
You gave your life for all of us
And to all humanity

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As I stand here at your grave side
The spring birds sing their song
My child I love you more and more
And will my whole life long

[refrain]
You were called to serve the country
You were called to serve the king
And from our home you left one day
And of this today we sing

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