| Hysteria is dedicated to German Americans |
| with the hope that they will have pride in their heritage and pass it on to their children. |
| The Saga Continues: |
The Kaiser he is sitting
Upon an ivory throne;
Of marble is the table
His head he resteth on.
His beard it is not flaxen;
Like living fire it shines,
And groweth through the table
Whereon his chin reclines.
As in a dream he noddeth,
Then wakes he, heavy-eyed,
And calls, with lifted finger,
A stripling to his side.
Upon an ivory throne;
Of marble is the table
His head he resteth on.
His beard it is not flaxen;
Like living fire it shines,
And groweth through the table
Whereon his chin reclines.
As in a dream he noddeth,
Then wakes he, heavy-eyed,
And calls, with lifted finger,
A stripling to his side.
The ancient Barbarossa
By magic spell is bound,
Old Friedrich the Kaiser,
In castle underground.
The Kaiser hath not perished,
He sleeps an iron sleep;
For, in the castle hidden,
He’s sunk in slumber deep.
With him the chiefest treasures
Of empire hath he ta’en,
Wherewith, in fitting season,
He shall appear again.
By magic spell is bound,
Old Friedrich the Kaiser,
In castle underground.
The Kaiser hath not perished,
He sleeps an iron sleep;
For, in the castle hidden,
He’s sunk in slumber deep.
With him the chiefest treasures
Of empire hath he ta’en,
Wherewith, in fitting season,
He shall appear again.
Dwarf, get thee to the gateway,
And tidings bring, if still
Their course the ancient ravens
Are wheeling round the hill.
“‘For if the ancient ravens
Are flying still around,
A hundred years to slumber
By magic spell I’m bound
And tidings bring, if still
Their course the ancient ravens
Are wheeling round the hill.
“‘For if the ancient ravens
Are flying still around,
A hundred years to slumber
By magic spell I’m bound
| 'Barbarossa' by Friedrich Rückert |
50 million Americans have German ancestry
and German Americans represent 17% of the
total U.S. population and 26% of the non-
Hispanic white population). German was the
top reported ancestry in 23 states, and it was
one of the top five reported ancestries in every
state except Maine and Rhode Island. German
is the largest self-described ethnic group in the
U.S., yet, less than 4%, or only 1.5 million
Americans, speak any German. In the early
twentieth century, German was the most widely
studied foreign language in the United States,
and prior to World War One more than 6%
of American school-children received their
primary education exclusively in German.
and German Americans represent 17% of the
total U.S. population and 26% of the non-
Hispanic white population). German was the
top reported ancestry in 23 states, and it was
one of the top five reported ancestries in every
state except Maine and Rhode Island. German
is the largest self-described ethnic group in the
U.S., yet, less than 4%, or only 1.5 million
Americans, speak any German. In the early
twentieth century, German was the most widely
studied foreign language in the United States,
and prior to World War One more than 6%
of American school-children received their
primary education exclusively in German.
| US Ethnic Composition in 2000 |
| German in light blue |
| (Click) |
