Mikis Theodorakis noted in his cell awaiting his safe execution: "On September 2, 1967, that is, eleven days after my arrest, you have me in my cell Pencil and paper to be related. During the two following days I wrote the 32 poems. "
Since 2004, organized Solveig Palm on behalf of the Beethoven Festival annually
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" A nasty song! Ugh! a political song / A wretched song ", then the verdict Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which in 1808 published this! sets Faust I" the figure of Brander in the mouth. In fact, the political poetry, however, enjoyed since the 1830s . in an increasing "productivity" 
Lucy Mannheim satirized 1943 Lale Andersen's Lili Marleen on BBC: 
This anti-war song was written before the Franco-German War 1870-71. It was banned, but sung in German and Austrian army until 1918. It became ina rbeiterbewegung and social democracy during the Franco-German War considerable popularity. 
The Deserter Songs There are some interesting background material: The teaching in Copenhagen sociologist Henning Eichberg in the journal for the study of late medieval and early modern period, (Duncker & Humblot Issue 3 / 2000), his study of "desertion between individualism, civil society, might and market "published. 
It is for CD-drenched ears may not be the whole truth, but the live recording from one of the many appearances of solidarity Leonhard Cohen in which he interprets the song in German, has a bit touching. The lyrics of the song was banned in Germany several times. -> Free mp3: Leonard Cohen: "Thoughts are free!" (Notes, text, mp3 and background) 
Despite the failure of the revolution of 1848 was the steady labor movement in the decades to feed. make an important way to the attention of this was the workers' song, as was seen in all public occasions whether demonstrations and protest marches, celebrations or funerals of important labor leaders sang the audience, for example, "Arbeitermarseillaise. 
The song is from the late period of the mercenary armies in 1790, as in France also have the was standing army, which was composed mainly of forcibly recruited soldiers. The novel describes the shooting of a Swiss deserters, who had the Prussians want to run. 
second April 1850: "political crimes, treason and dissemination of writings" by the court of inquiry Heilbronn arrest warrant: Ludwig Pfau. When the revolution failed, fled Pfau beginning in June 1849, first from Württemberg to Heidelberg, where he wanted to push forward with the people's army to the north of Baden Wuerttemberg. The confrontation with the advancing Prussian troops read this fail and Ludwig Pfau fled in the night of 11 on the 12th July 1849 in Switzerland. 
Leonard Cohen has been awarded to major world tour. Accordingly, the Canadian singer returns after 15 year break returned to the stage. Current media reports said the concert promoter with now that Cohen as part of his tour, two concerts in Germany on 25 Lörrach July in Baden at the festival "Voices of the World" will be our guest. 
A rarely beautiful and valuable find from the Web, the download is worth it! Particularly beautiful is the "flip-file". Here you can scroll read in the digitized book as a real book and. And as "print-on-demand of collectors and researchers can order a beautiful piece. 
Ferdinand Freiligrath appears to us today as a conservative writer and poet, whose verses appear to us at first sight geschwulstig and funny, but this was reversed part of the pre-March period and the German revolutions and had to emigrate because of his publications and over again from Germany. ... -> Free mp3: Despite all that! 
On 13 March 1938, in Jura Soyfer Gargellen trying to get on skis in the saving Switzerland, Vorarlberg arrested by overzealous customs officials. They had sworn to the Austro-fascist corporate state, and were already willing helpers of the German Empire. 
