Hark! from the vine-cover’d valley,
Up to the mountains above,
Loud rings the signal to rally
Under the banner we love.
Aloft bright pennons are glancing,
And ev’ry heart beats high;
Proudly the hosts are advancing
To fight and if need be, to die!
_Chorus._
Sound! trumpet, sound! let the battle-cry
Re-echo from mountain to strand!
Sound ye the strain that shall lead us on
To strike for Italia, our land!
God of the fathers who perish’d
Seeking the birthright we claim,
Thine is the flow’r we have cherished,
Ne’er let it wither in shame!
The fires of Freedom are lighted,
With deathless flame they glow;
Forward! in faith all united,
To strike and to vanquish the foe!
_BELGIUM_:
O Italy, thy proud spirit shall again triumph!
(_Music--Japanese National Song--is heard off stage._)