German workers Marseillaise
The German Workers 'Marseillaise (also known as Wohlan, whoever respects law and truth, after the first line of text ) is a song and was written by Jacob Audorf in 1864 for the General German Workers' Association (ADAV) to the melody of the Marseillaise .
- Well, he who respects law and truth,
- stand too high by our flag!
- Even if the lie still sleeps us,
- soon the morning will rise brightly!
- It's a hard fight we dare
- our enemies are innumerable.
- But whether like flames the danger
- may strike over us,
- refrain
- do not we fear the enemy,
- we stand united in battle!
- March, march, march, march
- and be it through pain and distress,
- for freedom, justice and bread!
- Posterity will one day bear witness to us,
- the present is already looking at us.
- Fresh up, let's start the dance
- the ground is also rough and hard.
- Close the phalanx in close ranks!
- The higher the tide rushes around us,
- the more glowing with enthusiasm
- to dedicate ourselves to the holy battle,
- refrain
- Come on then, comrades of opinion,
- today reaffirms the covenant,
- that not the green seeds
- perish before the harvest festival,
- Has the sower also fallen
- the seeds fell in good soil,
- but we are left with the bold act
- but the deed remains intact,
- holy legacy to all.
- refrain
The refrain was rewritten for the funeral of Ferdinand Lassalle :
- We don't count the enemy
- not the dangers all!
- March, march, march, march
- We now follow the bold path,
- who led us to Lasalle!
In addition, there are different versions of the text; the author had repeatedly complained that his original text was changed and published in a different form.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the different text variants: https://www.volksliederarchiv.de/wohlan-wer-recht-und-wahrheit-achten/