No man no madness though their sad power may prevail can posses conquer my country's heart they rise to fail She is eternal long before nation's lines were drawn When no flags flew when no armies stood my land was born And you ask me why I love her through war death and despair She is the constant we who don't care And you ask me will I leave her - but how? I cross the borders but I'm still there now How can I leave her? Where would I start? Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart My land's only borders lie around my heart My heart My heart