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When will they ever learn

Cross posted at Blazing Indiscretions and The Peace Tree.

As Americans pursue Happiness today - on this most sacred of holidays - reveling in American exceptionalism, eating hot dogs, potato salad and ice cream, they also rage war to foster "democracy" in an occupied Iraq and Afghanistan:

When will they ever learn?

I first heard Where have all the flowers gone? in 1964 (remember Vietnam?) in my high school German class. Yeah, PP&M, Baez, Kingston Trio, they've all sung it, but Dietrich's extraordinary rendition is the best IMNSHO! Ausgezeignet! Pete Seeger preferred the German version rather than his English version; especially the lyrics. Seeger said often that the German version sings better.

Wann wird man je verstehn?



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Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind,
wo sind sie geblieben?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind,
was ist geschehn?
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind,
Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind.
Wann wird man je verstehn,
wann wird man je verstehn?

Sag mir, wo die Mädchen sind ?
Männer nahmen sie geschwind.

Sag mir, wo die Männer sind ?
Zogen fort, der Krieg beginnt.

Sag, wo die Soldaten sind ?
Über Gräbern weht der Wind.

Sag mir, wo die Gräber sind ?
Blumen wehn im Sommerwind.

Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind ?
Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind.



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