Vorwärts, und nicht vergessen, worin unsere Stärke besteht! Beim Hungern und beim Essen, Vorwärts, nie vergessen die Solidarität! Auf, ihr Völker dieser Erde, einigt euch in diesem Sinn: Daß sie jetzt die eure werde un die große Nährerin. Vorwärts, ... Schwarzer, Weißer, Brauner, Gelber, enden ihre Schlachterei'n reden erst die Völker selber, werden sie schnell einig sein. Vorwärts, ... Wollen wir es schnell erreichen, Brauchen wir noch dich und dich. Wer im Stich läßt seinesgleichen, Läßt ja nur sich selbst im Stich. Vorwärts, ... Unsre Herrn, wer sie auch seien, sehen unsre Zwietracht gern, denn solang sie uns entzweien, bleiben sie doch unsre Herrn. Proletarier aller Länder, Einigt euch, und ihr seid frei. Eure großen Regimenter Brechen jede Tyrannei! Vorwärts, ... Vorwärts, und nie vergessen, und die Frage konkret gestellt! Vorwärts, nie vergessen: Wessen Straße ist die Straße, wessen Welt ist die Welt?
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Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Das Solidaritätslied", 1932 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertolt Brecht) , "Solidarity song"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 34
Word count: 139
Forward, without forgetting Where our strength can be seen now to be! When starving or when eating Forward, not forgetting Our solidarity! Peoples of the world, together Join to serve the common cause! So it feeds us all for ever See to it that it's now yours. Black or white or brown or yellow Leave your old disputes behind. Once start talking with your fellow Men, you'll soon be of one mind. If we want to make this certain We'll need you and your support. It's yourselves you'll be deserting if you rat your own sort. All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top. Workers of the world, uniting Thats the way to lose your chains. Mighty regiments now are fighting That no tyrrany remains! Forward, without forgetting Till the concrete question is hurled When starving or when eating: Whose tomorrow is tomorrow? And whose world is the world?
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Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Solidarity song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 30
Word count: 167