Nevtalathiel, you did a pretty good job translating the German poem! Here are the missing links:
verfallen: declined, decayed or fallen (to death)
drohn (correct - drohen): to threaten
knechten: to make them servants
treiben - to drive (them into)
Hope that helps to make more sense!
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