Kaiserstadt Wien!
Mistress renowned,
Brave and serene,
Vintage-bedecked, laurel-crowned.
Upstream and down,
Peoples obey,
Kneel to the crown;
Empress, enchantress, hold sway.
Eagles aloft
Wreathe your great spire;
River flows soft,
Sprites are your lullaby-choir.
Kaiserstadt Wien
Sceptreless now;
Love ever green
Circles, immortal, your brow.
By Ricarda Huch.
Translated by Timothy Adès
Vienna was the Imperial City (Kaiserstadt) of the Hapsburgs.