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Array ( [sid] => 31944 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Der Alter Soldat [time] => 2004-01-17 12:49:45 [hometext] => We always callously send our troops to war, without thinking, when we are angry and insecure. Here's the resuts of such rash thinking. Another thing. Some say that my anger towards government is unjustified, this is about how people are manipulated. [bodytext] => Der alter Mann guckt,
Aber er sieht nichts;
Weil bei Blindheit weiß ist sein Auge:
An Sträße, lebt er, jede Tag-
Zeites Schmerzen für sein Freundin allein.

Und das Weiß der sein Auge-
Wer ja es glaubt?-es betrügt nicht
Wie Waffen und Mine ihm haben
Seine Beim und Auge gesothlen,
Wie der Krieg ihm hat seine Schatze entführt,
Und wie die Diebe in den Regierung
Sandten seine Kameraden, in den Schlachtsfelder
Nach Krieg, und nach seinen Feuer,
Ihren Grabe angehen.

Und die Kinder in den Reich
Ihn sandten wenn konnte er
Seine Welt sehen noch,
Doch wären sie blind, verloren:
Aber, nun-ach, oh weh! es ist zu spät! die Kinder
Sie sehen nun ihre Fehlen,
Doch der Soldat nun ist blind. [comments] => 6 [counter] => 183 [topic] => 57 [informant] => Menelaus [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => german [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => war )

Der Alter Soldat

Contributed by Menelaus on Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 12:49:45 PM in AEST
Topic: war

Der alter Mann guckt,
Aber er sieht nichts;
Weil bei Blindheit weiß ist sein Auge:
An Sträße, lebt er, jede Tag-
Zeites Schmerzen für sein Freundin allein.

Und das Weiß der sein Auge-
Wer ja es glaubt?-es betrügt nicht
Wie Waffen und Mine ihm haben
Seine Beim und Auge gesothlen,
Wie der Krieg ihm hat seine Schatze entführt,
Und wie die Diebe in den Regierung
Sandten seine Kameraden, in den Schlachtsfelder
Nach Krieg, und nach seinen Feuer,
Ihren Grabe angehen.

Und die Kinder in den Reich
Ihn sandten wenn konnte er
Seine Welt sehen noch,
Doch wären sie blind, verloren:
Aber, nun-ach, oh weh! es ist zu spät! die Kinder
Sie sehen nun ihre Fehlen,
Doch der Soldat nun ist blind.

Copyright Â© Menelaus ... [ 2004-01-17 12:49:45]
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Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 0 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 04:40:28 PM AEST
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I think I understand a bit, lets see. when goverment sit in power, and sends soldiers to war. We go blindly and most of the time we know for naught. But what the goverment want us to know..
Great poem.

Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 1 )
by Menelaus on Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 09:42:22 PM AEST
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Herr unbekannter Gast,

Sind Sie Fr. Schmidt-Haupt?

Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 0 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 17th January 2004 @ 11:29:43 PM AEST
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Nein nur eine sehr scheue Frau.

Did I get the poem?

Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 1 )
by DJ_The_Young_Grasshopper on Sunday, 18th January 2004 @ 04:19:06 AM AEST
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I think Samuel Jackson said it best in Pulp Fiction: ENGLISH MUTHA F*CKER! DO YOU SPEAK IT!?

Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 1 )
by Wrybod on Monday, 19th January 2004 @ 11:14:41 AM AEST
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I'llcome back on this when I've translated it

bob

Re: Der Alter Soldat (User Rating: 1 )
by bernard on Thursday, 11th March 2004 @ 11:03:41 AM AEST
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Sehr schön geschrieben. Aber warum in Deutsch. Ich mochte gern dieser gedicht in die Englischen sprache lesen.Danke fur die gedicht. bernard

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