| 1 | The Dutch kept the legend of St. Nicholas alive. | |
| 2 | The heroic deeds of the martyrs are on the lips of the broad masses. | |
| 3 | Pride, love and attachment to cattle was all celebrated in song. | |
| 4 | A great man's foolish saying pass for wise ones. | |
| 5 | "The sunlight shines his fame, / The winds blaze Lincoln's name." A paean. |