A Toast Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDDD EFEGHHH EIEIJJJ EKEKEEE ALALDDD IMIMNNN OPOPOOO EQEQRRS| The vintage friends is over | A |
| And here sweet wine makes once again | B |
| Sad eyes and hearts recover | A |
| Puts fire in every vein | C |
| Drowns dull care | D |
| Everywhere | D |
| And summons hope out of despair | D |
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| To whom with acclamation | E |
| And song shall we our first toast give | F |
| God save our land and nation | E |
| And all Slovenes where'er they live | G |
| Who own the same | H |
| Blood and name | H |
| And who one glorious Mother claim | H |
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| Let thunder out of heaven | E |
| Strike down and smite our wanton foe | I |
| Now as it once had thriven | E |
| May our dear realm in freedom grow | I |
| Let fall the last | J |
| Chains of the past | J |
| Which bind us still and hold us fast | J |
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| Let peace glad conciliation | E |
| Come back to us throughout the land | K |
| Towards their destination | E |
| Let Slavs henceforth go hand in hand | K |
| Thus again | E |
| Will honour reign | E |
| To justice pledged in our domain | E |
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| To you our pride past measure | A |
| Our girls Your beauty charm and grace | L |
| here surely is no treasure | A |
| To equal maidens of such race | L |
| Sons you'll bear | D |
| Who will dare | D |
| Defy our foe no matter where | D |
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| Our hope now our to morrow | I |
| Our youth we toast and toast with joy | M |
| No poisonous blight or sorrow | I |
| Your love of homeland shall destroy | M |
| With us indeed | N |
| You're called to heed | N |
| Its summons in this hour of need | N |
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| God's blessing on all nations | O |
| Who long and work for that bright day | P |
| When o'er earth's habitations | O |
| No war no strife shall hold its sway | P |
| Who long to see | O |
| That all men free | O |
| No more shall foes but neighbours be | O |
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| At last to our reunion | E |
| To us the toast Let it resound | Q |
| Since in this gay communion | E |
| By thoughts of brotherhood we're bound | Q |
| May joyful cheer | R |
| Ne'er disappear | R |
| From all good hearts now gathered here | S |
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