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"Do you remember", said a blonde
to the office lady, who worked for her bread.
"Do you remember that once on the plain,
you turned a panzer shell from my bosom?
Under the banners of our dear commander,
We once fought together;
I remember it, for I owe you my life:
But you, Rena, tell me, do you remember it?
I remember it, for I owe you my life:
But you, Rena, tell me, do you remember it?"
"Do you remember those days that passed by too soon,
when the daughters of Freedom acquired so much fame?
Do you remember that on the ships of the defeated;
Each lady of BC dared to engrave her name?
In spite of the winds, in spite of the earth and the waves,
We saw a dream, a dream we shared;
Our standards flying alongside the victor’s flag.
Tell me, Ruka, tell me, do you remember?"
"Do you remember that the valiant girls of Black Forest Kampfgruppe?
Who fought in vain against our seniors?
Do you remember that the valiant ladies of St Gloriana;
Nearly bowed their knees before us?
Do you remember that on the fields of Tanklathon;
When our columns, arrived unexpectedly,
To slay Oni as maidens of war:
Tell me, Rena, tell me, do you remember?"
"Do you remember those grassy plains;
Which we approached as victors against the ladies of Ooarai?
And their spies, we did deceive;
To freeze their commanders with fright?
Often then, in the midst of our designs;
Our shells flew towards each other, but in our eyes,
Our loving camaraderie still shone when we marched to arms.
Tell me, Ruka, tell me, do you remember?"
"Do you remember that day when we descended,
By deceit, into strife internal, once more?
And in those hedges we saw;
the spectre of defeat haunting us?
Keep that day in your heart to curse it.
And when Bellona finally appears,
Let it be known, we stood to our last:
Tell me, Rena, tell me, do you remember it?"
"Do you remember?"... But here her voice trembles;
"For I have no more noble memory;
Soon, Rena, we will weep together,
Waiting for a better future."
"But if time, hovering over our cottages,
Reminds me of what is owed by I,
You will gently close my eyelids and send me off with a kiss?
Call my name as I descend Ruka, would you do it?"