Detmold

Als die Römer frech geworden,
zogen sie nach Deutschlands Norden.
Vorne mit Trompetenschall ritt der General
Feldmarschall Herr Quintilius Varus.

When the Romans rashly roving,
Into Germany were moving,
First of all - to flourish, partial -
Rode 'mid trumps the great field martial,
Sir Quintilius Varus.

Gaudeamus!: Humorous Poems
By Joseph Viktor von Scheffel
Folksong detailing the 9th Century BC Battle of the Teutoberg Forest in which the Roman general, Publius Quinctilius Varus, who suffered disastrous defeat by Germanic tribes, then took his own life.