Chess is one of the means we have
To save culture, like Latin, the study
From the humanities, reading the classics
The laws of versification, ethics

That is why we move the pieces well so that our culture
And idiosyncrasy does not disappear from us, culture is
The queen we must defend as a potter, or a horse
Turn ourselves into fortified towers to defend it from agents
Strangers

Chess is one of the means we have
To save culture, like Latin, the study
From the humanities, reading the classics
The laws of versification, ethics

Let us be squires of culture, let us protect it, because
The day we lose it, we will be like a drifting ship
Like a wind in the desert, like a foreigner in warlike countries
Like a fish out of water, like a bird without food, like
Cubs without mothers

Chess is one of the means we have
To save culture, like Latin, the study
From the humanities, reading the classics
The laws of versification, ethics