gistfile1.xml

<svg width="30cm" height="9cm" viewBox="0 0 1000 300" version="1.1"
	xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
	xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <!-- show outline of canvas -->
    <rect x="1" y="1" width="998" height="298"
	fill="none" stroke="red" stroke-width="2"/>

    <path d="M 0 150 L 1000 150" stroke="red" stroke-width="1"/>
    <path d="M 500 0 L 500 300" stroke="red" stroke-width="1"/>

    <!-- draw some text -->
    <text x="500" y="150" font-size="90" fill="none"
	    stroke="#00f" stroke-width="1"
	    style="text-anchor: middle">
	Hello, world!
    </text>
    <g transform="rotate(30 500 150)">
	<text x="500" y="150" font-size="90" fill="none"
		stroke="#00b" stroke-width="1"
		style="text-anchor: middle; alignment-baseline: middle">
	    Hello, world!
	</text>
	<path d="M 0 150 L 1000 150" stroke="red" stroke-width="1"/>
    </g>
    <g transform="rotate(60 500 150)">
	<text x="500" y="150" font-size="90" fill="none"
		stroke="#008" stroke-width="1"
		style="text-anchor: middle; alignment-baseline: middle">
	    Hello, world!
	</text>
	<path d="M 0 150 L 1000 150" stroke="red" stroke-width="1"/>
    </g>
    <g transform="rotate(90 500 150)">
	<text x="500" y="150" font-size="90" fill="none"
		stroke="#004" stroke-width="1"
		style="text-anchor: middle; alignment-baseline: middle">
	    Hello, world!
	</text>
	<path d="M 0 150 L 1000 150" stroke="red" stroke-width="1"/>
    </g>
</svg>

this.svg