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Rr-r-revolution macht man nur mit Liebe. Weist den Hetzer von der Schwelle nur der Intellektuelle Kennt das Weltgetriebe. Unsre Überlegenheit wird euch trefflich führen. Wählt nur uns in eure Räte, dann wird Liebe früh und späte Eure Seelen rühren. Lieb den Bürger, Proletar, denn dein Bruder ist er. Und verdienst du ihm Millionen, mag dich das Bewußtsein lohnen: Ihr seid ja Geschwister. Sammelt euch zum Klassenkampf hinter unsrem Schilde. Läßt der Bourgeois euch hängen, mit der Künste Zauberklängen stimmen wir ihn milde. Aber kommt's zum Bürgerkrieg, -- ja kein Blutvergießen! Auf den Kolben jeder Flinte schreibt mit roter Liebestinte: Brüder, nur nicht schießen! Folgt dem geistigen Führerrat zu des Werkes Krönung. Einerseits die rote Fahne, andrerseits die Buttersahne lieblicher Versöhnung. Rr-r-revolution macht die Herzen schwellen. Laßt die Freiheit uns errichten mit den lyrischen Gedichten der Intellektuellen.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Gesang der Intellektuellen", 2010 [medium-high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Song of the intellectuals", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 35
Word count: 135
Rr-r-revolution Should be made with love. Push the agitators away from the threshold. Only the intellectuals Know the true ways of the world. Our superiority Will direct you splendidly. Vote us in to your councils, Then will love from dawn to dusk Bestir your souls. Love the citizen, proletarians, because he is your brother. And let him earn his millions, Let him see your understanding: You are indeed siblings. Assemble into the class struggle Behind our placards. Can the bourgeois hang you With love's magic sounds As we gently agree with him. But when comes the civil war, Yes, no bloodshed! On the butt of each gun Love writes with red ink: Brothers, just do not shoot! Follows such spiritual leadership To the crown of good works. On the one hand, the red flag, On the other hand, the butter cream Of sweet reconciliation. Rr-r-revolution Makes hearts swell. Let us build the freedom With the lyrical poems Of the intellectuals.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Song of the intellectuals", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Erich Kurt Mühsam (1878 - 1934)
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: 2011-12-28
Line count: 35
Word count: 160