The Evergreen of Berlin
The Evergreen · Anderssen–Dufresne, The Evergreen Game - Berlin 1852 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Berlin, the masters meet tonight,
His queen on h5 eyes f3,
My knight stands hanging in her sight,
My rooks on a1 and e1 stand,
Anderssen, what move is in your hand?
Chorus
Rook to d1, stand still and proud, 19.Rad1
Ignore the threat, my knight may fall,
The last piece to the d-file now,
The quiet move that crowns them all.
Verse 2
Queen takes f3, he aims at g2, 19...Qxf3
Rook takes e7, the knight takes too, 20.Rxe7+ Nxe7
Queen takes d7, the king must take, 21.Qxd7+ Kxd7
Bishop to f5, double check, king to e8, 22.Bf5+ 22...Ke8
Bishop to d7, king to f8, 23.Bd7+ Kf8
Bishop takes e7, checkmate! 24.Bxe7#
Chorus
Rook to d1, stand still and proud, 19.Rad1
Ignore the threat, my knight may fall,
The last piece to the d-file now,
The quiet move that crowns them all.
Bridge
Two bishops mate a king hemmed in,
His rook on g8, his pawn on f7,
His queen on f3 eyes g2 in vain.
Chorus
Rook to d1, stand still and proud, 19.Rad1
Ignore the threat, my knight may fall,
The last piece to the d-file now,
The quiet move that crowns them all.
Outro
The quiet move, the d-file's call,
The Evergreen outlives us all.