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\title{Package \textsf{paracol} User's Manual\\
  (version 0.91)}
\author{Hiroshi Nakashima\\(Kyoto University)}
\date{2011/09/16}



\begin{document}
\hbadness9000 \hfuzz6pt
\maketitle
\begin{paracol}{2}[\section{Introduction}]
This document describes the usage of yet another multi-column package named
\textsf{paracol}.  The unique feature of the package is that columns are
typeset {\em in parallel.}

Suppose you are writing a bilingual document whose left column is written in
a language, say English, and right column has the translation of the left
column in another language, e.g. Japanese.  With the \textsf{paracol}
package you may write an English part of arbitrary length and then {\em
switch} to its Japanese counterpart to place both parts side by side.  Of
course you may return to the English writing similarly.

The column switching is always allowed when you complete an outermost level
paragraph.  You may be unaware whether a column is broken into multiple
pages before switching because the package automatically goes back and
forward to the correct page and vertical position when you switch the
column.  Moreover, you may {\em synchronize} columns so that the tops of
the first paragraphs after switching in all columns are vertically aligned.
At a synchronization point, you may give a single-column text, for example
a common section header, optionally.  You may also switch single-column and
multi-column in a page arbitrary.

This manual itself is an example of two-column documents typeset by
\textsf{paracol}.  Since the author is not familiar with languages other
than English and Japanese and the latter should be hardly understood by
most of readers, the right column is the translation of the left English
column into a computational language.  That is, the right column is the
\LaTeX{} source code of the left column\footnote{Not really but its essence
is shown.}.

\switchcolumn
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{paracol}{2}[\section{Introduction}]
\hbadness5000
This document describes the usage of yet
another multi-column package named
\textsf{paracol}.  The unique feature of
the package is that columns are typeset
{\em in parallel.}

Suppose you are writing a bilingual
document whose left column is written in a
language, say English, and right column has
the translation of the left column in
another language, e.g. Japanese.  With the
\textsf{paracol} package you may write an
English part of arbitrary length and then
{\em switch} to its Japanese counterpart to
place both parts side by side.  Of course
you may return to the English writing
similarly.

The column switching is always allowed when
you complete an outermost level paragraph.
You may be unaware whether a column is
broken into multiple pages before switching
because the package automatically goes back
and forward to the correct page and
vertical position when you switch the
column.  Moreover, you may {\em
synchronize} columns so that the tops of
the first paragraphs after switching in all
columns are vertically aligned.  At a
synchronization point, you may give a
single-column text, for example a common
section header, optionally.  You may also
switch single-column and multi-column in a
page arbitrary.

This manual itself is an example of
two-column documents typeset by
\textsf{paracol}.  Since the author is not
familiar with languages other than English
and Japanese and the latter should be
hardly understood by most of readers, the
right column is the translation of the left
English column into a computational
language.  That is, the right column is the
\LaTeX{} source code of the left column%
\footnote{Not really but its essence is
shown.}.

\switchcolumn

\begin{verbatim}
\end{Verbatim}
{\it Here is the source of above.}\\
\|\end{verbatim}|\footnote{%
This \texttt{verbatim} construct is simply referred as to
``\textit{source}'' hereafter.}



\switchcolumn*[\section{Basic Usage}]
Loading the package is very simple.  What you have to do is
\|\usepackage{paracol}| in the preamble.  Note that \textsf{paracol} can be
used with \LaTeXe{} and does not work with \LaTeX{} 2.09.

\switchcolumn

\begin{Verbatim}
\switchcolumn*[\section{Basic Usage}]
Loading the package is very simple.  What
you have to do is \|\usepackage{paracol}|
\end{Verbatim}
\|in the preamble.  ...|\footnote{%
Hereafter, a part of the source code may be omitted like this.}\\
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\textit{source}

\switchcolumn*
The fundamental means of parallel-column typesetting are the environment
\|paracol| and the command \|\switchcolumn|.  The \|paracol| environment
needs an argument to specify the number of columns.  Thus the following is
the basic construct for two-parallel-column documents.
\begin{quote}
\|\begin{paracol}{2}|\\
\textit{left column text}\\
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\textit{right column text}\\
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\textit{left column text}\\
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\textit{right column text}\\
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\mbox{\hspace{4em}}$\vdots$\\
\|\end{paracol}|
\end{quote}

\switchcolumn
\begin{Verbatim}
\switchcolumn*
The fundamental means of parallel-column
typesetting are the environment \|paracol|
and the command \|\switchcolumn|.  ...
\switchcolumn
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}

\switchcolumn[1]*
\begin{Verbatim}
\switchcolumn[1]*
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}
\begin{Verbatim}
\switchcolumn[0]
The \|\switchcolumn| command may have an
optional argument to specify the column
number (zero origin) to start.  ...
\end{Verbatim}

\switchcolumn[0]
The \|\switchcolumn| command may have an optional argument to specify the
column number (zero origin) to start.  That is, \|\switchcolumn[0]| means to
switch to the leftmost column, \|\switchcolumn[1]| is to start the second
column and so on.  Thus the \|\switchcolumn| without the optional argument
may be considered as \|\switchcolumn[|$i+1\bmod{n}$\|]| where $i$ is the
last column number and $n$ is the number of columns given to \|paracol|
environment.



\switchcolumn[0]*[\section{Column Synchronization}\label{sec:sync}]
The \|\switchcolumn| command may also be followed by a `\|*|' to {\em
synchronize} columns.  After you switch from a column to another by
\|\switchcolumn*| (or \|\switchcolumn[|$i$\|]*|), all the columns are
vertically aligned at the bottom of the {\em deepest} one preceding the
command.  For example, the previous section has three \|\switchcolumn*|
commands at which left and right columns are vertically aligned.

The {\em starred} version of \|\switchcolumn| may have an optional argument
to specify a multi-column text whose bottom is the vertical alignment
points of the columns.  For example, \|\section| commands in this manual are
given as optional arguments of\break\|\switchcolumn*| like;
\begin{Verbatim}
  \switchcolumn*[\section{Basic Usage}]
\end{Verbatim}
The \|paracol| environment may also start with a multi-column text by
specifying it as the optional argument of \|\begin{paracol}|.  For example,
at the beginning of this document, the author put;
\begin{Verbatim}
  \begin{paracol}[\section{Introduction}]
\end{Verbatim}

\switchcolumn
\begin{Verbatim}
\switchcolumn[0]*[%
  \section{Column Synchronization}
  \label{sec:sync}]
The \|\switchcolumn| command may also be
followed by a `\|*|' to {\em synchronize}
columns. ...

The {\em starred} version of
\|\switchcolumn| may have an optional
argument to specify a multi-column text
whose bottom is the vertical alignment
points of the columns.  ...
\switchcolumn
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}



\begin{column*}[\section{Environments for Columns}\label{sec:env}]
\subsection{Environment \texttt{column}}
The \|\switchcolumn| is simple but you may prefer to pack the contents of a
column in an environment.  The \|column| environment is available for this
well-structurization of \LaTeX{} sources for parallel columned documents. A
construct;
\begin{quote}
\|\begin{column}|\\
\textit{text for a column}\\
\|\end{column}|
\end{quote}
is (almost) equivalent to;
\begin{quote}
\|\switchcolumn|\\
\textit{text for a column}
\end{quote}
The \|column*| environment is also available for the column synchronization
and may have an optional argument for multi-column text.
\end{column*}

\begin{column}
\subsection{\ttfamily Environment column}
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{column*}[%
  \section{Environments for Columns}
  \label{sec:env}]
\subsection{Environment \texttt{column}}
The \|\switchcolumn| is simple but you may
prefer to pack the contents of a column in
an environment.  ...
\end{column*}
\begin{column}
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}\\
\|\end{column}|
\end{column}

\begin{nthcolumn*}{1}
\subsection{\ttfamily Environment nthcolumn}
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{nthcolumn*}{1}
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}
\begin{Verbatim}
\end{nthcolumn*}

\begin{nthcolumn}{0}
\subsection{Environment \texttt{nthcolumn}}
The \|\switchcolumn| can start an
arbitrarily specified column with the
column number given through its optional
argument, but the \|column| environment
cannot do it. ...
\end{nthcolumn}
\end{Verbatim}
\end{nthcolumn*}
\begin{nthcolumn}{0}
\subsection{Environment \texttt{nthcolumn}}
The \|\switchcolumn| can start an arbitrarily specified column with the
column number given through its optional argument, but the \|column|
environment cannot do it.  If you want to start $i$-th column, you have to
do \|\beign{nthcolumn}{|$i$\|}| (or \|nthcolumn*| with an optional argument
to synchronize).
\end{nthcolumn}



\begin{leftcolumn*}
\subsection{Environment \texttt{leftcolumn} and\\\texttt{rightcolumn}}
The environment \|leftcolumn| and \|rightcolumn| (and their starred
versions with an optional argument) are available as more convenient means
than saying \|\begin{nthcolumn}{0}| and \|\begin{nthcolumn}{1}|.

\begin{figure*}
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\textwidth{}\\
    double-column figure \#1\\
    \\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{A Double-Column Figure}
\end{figure*}
\begin{figure}[t]
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\
    single-column figure \#1\\
    \\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{A Single-Column Figure}
\end{figure}
\end{leftcolumn*}

\begin{rightcolumn}
\subsection{\ttfamily Environment leftcolumn and\\rightcolumn}
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{leftcolumn*}
\subsection{%
  Environment \texttt{leftcolumn} and\\
  \texttt{rightcolumn}}
The environment \|leftcolumn| and
\|rightcolumn| (and their starred versions
with an optional argument) are available as
more convenient means than saying
\|\begin{nthcolumn}{0}| and
\|\begin{nthcolumn}{1}|.
\begin{figure*}...\end{figure*}
\begin{figure}[t]...\end{figure}
\end{leftcolumn*}
\begin{rightcolumn}
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source and a \texttt{figure} env}\\
\|\end{rightcolumn}|
\begin{figure}[t]
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\
    \ttfamily single-column figure \#2\\
    \\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily Another Single-Column Figure}
\end{figure}
\end{rightcolumn}



\begin{leftcolumn*}[\section{Floats, Footnotes and Counters}]
\begin{table}[b]
\caption{A Single-Column Table}
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[t]{|l|c|r|}\hline
  An&example&of\\\hline
  single&column&table\\\hline
  \end{tabular}}
\end{table}
\subsection{Figures and Tables}
As shown in this page, double-column figures\slash tables (or those spanned
multiple columns if you have three or more) may be placed by \|figure*| and
\|table*| environments as usual.  A single-column figure\slash table will be
placed in the column in which you put \|figure| and \|table|.  For example,
the contents of \|figure| environment in a \|leftcolumn| environment is
\emph{always} placed in a left column.  That is, even if the column of the
\emph{current} page does not have enough room to place the figure, it will
not thrown to the right column but will be placed in the left column of the
next page\footnote{%
%
Or some farther page if \LaTeX{} cannot solve the placement problem wisely.}.
%

Another caution about float placement is that you have to be careful when
you try to put a top-float explicitly with \|t|-option or implicitly without
placement option (i.e., \|tbp| in most classes) and to synchronize columns.
The rule is as follows; after you synchronize columns in a page, the page
cannot have top-floats any more.  When you synchronize columns,
\textsf{paracol} fixes a virtual horizontal line in the page as the
synchronization barrier.  Thus no top-floats cannot be added above the
line\footnote{%
%
Even if you have enough space above, sorry.}.
%
Therefore, the author put two \|figure| environments for the figures shown
in the previous page into the \|leftcolumn*| and \|rigtcolumn| environment
for the previous section.

\subsection{Footnotes and Marginal Notes}
Footnotes are also put at the bottom of the column in which \|\footnote|
commands and their references (like this\footnote{%
%
An example of footnote.})
%
reside, as shown in page~2 and this page.  Marginal notes
behave similarly like what you are seeing in the left margin of this
sentence\marginpar{%
%
\raggedright An example of marginal note.}
%
and the right marginal note in this page\footnote{%
%
If you have three or more columns, marginal notes of the second or
succeeding columns are placed just right of the column.  Thus marginal notes
of non-leftmost and non-rightmost columns will appear in the space
separating columns rather than the margin of a page.}.

\subsection{Local and Global Counters}
You probably found that the numbering of figures and tables is \emph{global}
while that of footnotes are \emph{local}.  That is, the figure in the right
column of the previous page has number~3 following its left-column
counterpart Figure~2.  The tables in the page are also numbered as 1 and 2
crossing the column boundary.  However, the footnotes in each column have
their own numbering sequence.  Moreover, the footnote numbers in left
columns are typeset in Roman font while those in right columns have italic
shapes.  Similarly, sub-section numbering is local and the headings in right
columns have typewriter-face numbers.

This happens because the author declared the counters \|figure| and \|table|
are \emph{global} in the preamble of this document by saying;
\begin{itemize}\item[]%{
\|\globalcounter{figure}|\\
\|\globalcounter{table}|
\end{itemize}%}
and do nothing about \|footnote| and \|subsection| counters.  By default,
all the counters except for \|page| are local to columns.  The value of a
local counter of a column is saved somewhere when you leave the column, and
it is restored when you revisit the column.  The initial value of the
local counters are the value they have at \|\begin{paracol}|.  After you
close the \|paracol| environment, the values of the left-most column are
used for the rest of your document.

If you make a counter global by the command \|\globalcounter|, the
save/restore operations are not performed to the counter and thus it is
globally incremented by \|\[ref]|\AB\|stepcounter| or commands such as
\|\caption| and \|\section|.  Note that the value of a global counter
depends on the place where it is incremented (or set) in the \emph{source
code} rather than where it appears in the output.  Thus if the author put a
\|table| environment here to increment \|table| counter, the right-column
table at the bottom of page~\pageref{tab:right} would be Table~3 because its
\|table| environment does not appear yet in the source code.

Another counter which the author made global in this documnet is
\|section|.  As explained in Section~\ref{sec:sync}, an optional
multi-column text of column switching is considered as in the left-most
column.  Since \|\section| commands in this document are always multi-column
texts, so far, it seems unnecessary to make \|section| global because it is
incremented correctly in the left-most column.  However, the stepping
\|section| has a side effect to reset its decendent counter \|subsection|
and referred from \|\thesubsection| command.  Thus if \|section| were local,
the right-column sub-sections in Section~\ref{sec:env} would be numbered as
``0.1'', ``0.2'' and ``0.3'' because the local value of \|section| would be
zero.  Moreover, the right-column sub-sections of this section would be
``0.4'', ``0.5'' and ``0.6'' because stepping \|section| local to
left-columns would not reset \|subsection| local to right-columns.

You may give a local appearance to a counter \textit{ctr} for the $i$-th
column (zero origin) by a command;
\begin{itemize}\item[]%
 \|\definethecounter{|\textit{ctr}\|}{|$i$\|}{|\textit{def}\|}|
\end{itemize}%}
where \textit{def} is to be the body of the local definition of
\|\the|\textit{ctr}.  For example, the preamble of this document has the
following to give non-default defitions to \|\thefootnote| and
\|\thesubsetion| for right columns.
%
\begin{Verbatim}
  \definethecounter{footnote}{1}{%
    \textit{\arabic{footnote}}}
  \definethecounter{subsection}{1}{%
    \texttt{%
      \arabic{section}.\arabic{subsection}}}
\end{Verbatim}
\end{leftcolumn*}

\begin{rightcolumn}
\begin{table}[b]
\caption{\ttfamily Another Single-Column Table}
\label{tab:right}
\centerline{\ttfamily \begin{tabular}[t]{|l|r|}\hline
  Another&example\\\hline
  of&single\\\hline
  column&table\\\hline
  \end{tabular}}
\end{table}
\subsection{\ttfamily Figures and Tables}
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{leftcolumn*}[\section{%
   Floats, Footnotes and Counters}]
\begin{table}[b]
\caption{A Single-Column Table}
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[t]{|l|c|r|}
  \hline
  An&example&of\\\hline
  single&column&table\\\hline
  \end{tabular}}
\end{table}
\subsection{Figures and Tables}
As shown in this page, double-column
figures\slash tables (or those spanned
multiple columns if you have three or more
columns) may be placed by \|figure*| and
\end{Verbatim}
{\ttfamily \|table*| environments as usual\footnote{Another example
of footnote.}. ...}

\subsection{\ttfamily Footnotes and Marginal Notes}
\begin{Verbatim}
Footnotes are also put at the bottom of the
column in which \|\footnote| commands and
their references (like this\footnote{%
An example of footnote.}) reside, as shown
in page~2 and this page.  Marginal notes
behave similarly like what you are seeing
in the left margin of this
sentense\marginpar{\raggedright An example
of marginal note.} and the right marginal
\end{Verbatim}
\|note in this page\footnote{...}. ...|%
\marginpar{\raggedright\ttfamily
Another example of marginal note.}

\begin{figure}[h]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\
    \ttfamily a figure with [h] option\\
    \ttfamily to fill space\\
    \\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
A Figure with [h] Option}
\end{figure}%}

\begin{figure}[b]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\
    \ttfamily a figure with [b] option\\
    \ttfamily to fill space\\
    \\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
A Figure with [b] Option}
\end{figure}%}

\begin{figure}[p]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\\\\\
    \ttfamily a figure with [p] option\\
    \ttfamily to fill space
    \\\\\\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
A Figure with [p] Option}
\end{figure}%}

\begin{figure}[p]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\\\\\
    \ttfamily another figure with [p] option\\
    \ttfamily to fill space
    \\\\\\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
Another Figure with [p] Option}
\end{figure}%}

\begin{figure}[p]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\\\\\
    \ttfamily yet another a figure with [p]\\
    \ttfamily option to fill space
    \\\\\\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
Yet Another Figure with [p] Option}
\end{figure}%}

\subsection{\ttfamily Local and Global Counters}
\begin{Verbatim}
You probably found that the numbering of
figures and tables is \emph{global} while
that of footnotes are \emph{local}. ...
\end{leftcolumn*}
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}.

\begin{figure}[t]%{
\centerline{\begin{tabular}[b]{|c|}\hline
    \hbox to.9\columnwidth{}\\\\\\\\
    \ttfamily another figure with [t] option\\
    \ttfamily to fill space
    \\\\\\\\\hline
    \end{tabular}}
\caption{\ttfamily
Another Figure with [t] Option}
\end{figure}%}
\end{rightcolumn}  
\end{paracol}



\section{Closing \texttt{paracol} Environment and Page Flushing}
The final example shown here is this single-column text which the author put
after \|paracol| environment is closed.  As you are seeing, \|paracol|
environment can be finished at any vertical position in a page and can be
followed by ordinary single column texts.

\begin{paracol}{2}
\begin{leftcolumn}
The environment may also be restarted anywhere you like as shown here.

The last issue is to flush a page.  The ordinary \|\newpage| command works
as you expect.  If you say \|\newpage| in the left column in a page, the
contents following it will appear in the left column in the next page.  Note
that this does not affects the layout of the right column.

To flush all columns in a page, a command \|\flush|\AB\|page| is available.
This command in $i$-th column is almost equivalent to;
\begin{itemize}\item[]%{
\|\switchcolumn[|$i$\|]*[\newpage]|
\end{itemize}%}
but more robust\footnote{%
%
For example \texttt{\string\switchcolumn*} may flush a page for the
synchronization and thus \texttt{\string\newpage} may leave an empty page.}.
%
The ordinary page breaking command \|\clearpage| may also be used to flush
all columns and to start a fresh page, but it has a side effect to put all
figures and tables which are not yet output.
\end{leftcolumn}

\begin{rightcolumn}
\begin{Verbatim}
\begin{leftcolumn}
The environment may also be restarted
anywhere you like as shown here. ...
\end{leftcolumn}
\end{Verbatim}
\textit{source}
\end{rightcolumn}

\begin{leftcolumn}
Now the aurthor will do \|\flushpage| shortly to start a real binlingual
example from the next page.  O.K., now!!\flushpage
\end{leftcolumn}



\newenvironment{Gverse}{\begin{leftcolumn*}%[\centerline{\hrulefill}]
	\begin{myverse}}%
  {\end{myverse}\end{leftcolumn*}}
\newenvironment{Everse}{\begin{rightcolumn}\begin{myverse}}%
  {\end{myverse}\end{rightcolumn}}
\makeatletter
\newenvironment{myverse}{\leftmargini0pt\partopsep0pt\verse}{\endverse}

\begin{leftcolumn*}[%
\centerline{\Large An Die Freude/To Joy}\smallskip
\centerline{\large Friedrich Schiller}\smallskip
The following is the libretto of the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony, his adaptation of Schiller's ode ``An Die Freude'' (or ``To Joy'' in
English). Beethoven's additions and revisions are indicated in italics.]
\end{leftcolumn*}
\begin{Gverse}
\itshape O Freunde, nicht diese T\"one! \\
Sondern la{\ss}t uns angenehmere anstimmen und freu\-denvollere%
\footnote{If I had been a good student in my German class, this footnote
would say ``This part was added by Beethoven.'' in German.}.
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
\itshape Oh friends, no more of these sad tones!\\
Let us rather raise our voices together\\
In more pleasant and joyful tones%
\footnote{This part was added by Beethoven.}.
\end{Everse}
\begin{Gverse}
Freude!\\
Freude, sch\"oner G\"otterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium,\\
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!\\
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
{\itshape Was die Mode streng geteilt;\\
Alle Menschen werden Br\"uder\footnote{%
Original: Was der Mode Schwert geteilt;\\
Bettler werden F\"urstenbr\"uder,},}
Wo dein sanfter Fl\"u\-gel weilt
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
Joy! \\
Joy, thou shining spark of God,\\
Daughter of Elysium,\\
With fiery rapture, goddess,\\
We approach thy shrine.\\
Your magic reunites\\
{\itshape That which stern custom has parted;\\
All humans will become brothere\footnote{%
original: 
What custom's sword has parted;\\
Beggars become princes' brothers}}\\
Under your protective wing.
\end{Everse}
\begin{Gverse}
Wem der gro{\ss}e Wurf gelungen,
eines Freundes Freund zu sein;\\
Wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
mische seinen Jubel ein!\\
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele 
sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!\\
Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle 
weinend sich aus diesem Bund! 
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
Let the man who has had the fortune\\
To be a helper to his friend,\\
And the man who has won a noble woman,\\
Join in our chorus of jubilation!\\
Yes, even if he holds but one soul\\
As his own in all the world!\\
But let the man who knows nothing of this\\
Steal away alone and in sorrow.
\end{Everse}
%\flushpage
\begin{Gverse}
Freude trinken alle Wesen
an den Br\"usten der Natur;\\
Alle Guten, all B\"osen
folgen ihrer Rosenspur.\\
K\"usse gab sie uns und Reben,
einen Freund, gepr\"uft im Tod;\\
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
und der Cherub steht vor Gott. 
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
All the world's creatures drink\\
From the breasts of nature;\\
Both the good and the evil\\
Follow her trail of roses.\\
She gave us kisses and wine\\
And a friend loyal unto death;\\
She gave the joy of life to the lowliest,\\
And to the angels who dwell with God. 
\end{Everse}
\begin{Gverse}
Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen 
durch des Himmels pr\"acht'gen Plan,\\
Laufet, Br\"uder, eure Bahn,
freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen. 
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
Joyous, as his suns speed\\
Through the glorious order of Heaven,\\
Hasten, brothers, on your way,\\
Joyful as a hero to victory.
\end{Everse}
\begin{Gverse}
Seid umschlungen, Millionen! 
Diesen Ku{\ss} der ganzen Welt!\\
Br\"uder, \"uber'm Sternenzelt
mu{\ss} ein lieber Vater woh\-nen. 
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
Be embraced, all ye millions!\\
With a kiss for all the world!\\
Brothers, beyond the stars\\
Surely dwells a loving Father. 
\end{Everse}
\begin{Gverse}
Ihr st\"urzt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Sch\"opfer, Welt?\\
Such'ihn \"uberm Sternenzelt! 
\"Uber Sternen mu{\ss} er wohnen.
\end{Gverse}
\begin{Everse}
Do you kneel before him, oh millions?\\
Do you sense the Creator's presence?\\
Seek him beyond the stars!\\
He must dwell beyond the stars.
\end{Everse}
\end{paracol}



\section*{Acknowledgements}
The author thanks to Yacine Daddi Addoun who gave the author the motivation
to write the style for his bilingual document.  He also thanks to Robin
Fairbairns who kindly invited the style to CTAN after the author's lazy six
years failing to upload the style.
\end{document}
