Varus Battle Lyrics

It all began at the time when a princely son
was taken as hostage
He made a virtue of necessity
and learned the enemy combat tactics
Years passed by, the young man came of age
When he was a soldier he devised a plan
He gained wide recognition after years of probation
Finally one day - he came back home

Varus, Varus give back my legions,
give back my legions the emperor spoke
Quintus, Quintus give back my legions,
give back my legions the emperor spoke
15 000 legionaries, who knew only victory
3 whole Roman legions were under your command
Can you explain - how this should end

Invited by a friend of the emperor,
he ate with him at the table
But his plans looked completely different
With the most faithful under his command, he forged
an alliance to go into battle, to go into battle
Arminius led the legions in a carefully planned ambush
The Germans came from all sides
and fell upon the enemy troops
In this rough terrain the Roman tactics failed
In this rough terrain the Roman tactics failed

In this rough terrain the Roman tactics failed
In this rough terrain the Roman tactics failed

Varus, Varus give back my legions,
give back my legions the emperor spoke
Quintus, Quintus give back my legions,
give back my legions the emperor spoke
15 000 legionaries, who knew only victory
3 whole Roman legions were under your command
Can you explain - how this should end

20 000 warriors lost their lives here
they died in the mud, the forests and the hills
They paid a high price, they had no chance
3 whole Roman legions were under his command
Can someone explain how this could end like this
Quintus Varus and his officers committed suicide,
not to fall into captivity
After this devastating battle the Romans withdrew
back to the left Rhine bank,
back to the left Rhine bank