1. When banners in the valleys flutter and dance,
Wisdom councils that the infantry advance;

2. And when souls from bodies severing glance,
Then valour shows retiring the best chance.

3. Take the sum of all woes and leave details there;
In the waste no man wakes and no man's tears flow.

4. Long live the conclave!--high fortune attend
Its splendour, its glory, its pride without end!

5. Sings of praise, the mercy's gift and good will.