11 november in Europe

The trenches are dug,
We gotta go, guys,
Defend our country,
On the other side of the Rhine,
They don’t speak French,
On the other side of the Rhine,
They don’t speak German,
Sprechen Sie Deutsch ?

We gotta go, guys,
To die for a wheat field,
die for a mill,
To die for his children,
We gotta go, guys,
On the other side of the Rhine, 
They don’t speak French,
On the other side of the Rhine, 
They don’t speak German,

We gotta go, guys,
I could have been born in Saarbrücken,
I could have been born in Neuilly,
What a difference in the bottom,
We gotta kill each other, guys
Like hungry wolves,
Like bloody beasts,

Where’s the humanity, guys?
She’s in our houses,
On the banks of the Seine,
Under the sun of Arles,
It is in the port of Hamburg,
Nobody talks about it,
Humanity is the peace,
Peace is back, guys,
The peace of November 11.



Les tranchées sont creusées,
Il faut y aller les gars,
Défendre notre pays,
De l’autre côté du Rhin,
Ils ne parlent pas français,
De l’autre côté du Rhin,
Ils ne parlent pas allemand,

Il faut y aller les gars,
Mourir pour un champ de blé,
mourir pour un moulin,
Mourir pour ses enfants,
Il faut y aller les gars,
De l’autre côté du Rhin, 
Ils ne parlent pas français,
De l’autre côté du Rhin, 
Ils ne parlent pas allemand,

Il faut y aller les gars,
J’aurais pu naitre à Sarrebruck,
J’aurais pu naitre à Neuilly,
Quelle différence au fond,
Il faut s’entretuer les gars
Comme des loups affamés,
Comme des bêtes sanglantes,

Où est l’humanité les gars ?
Elle est dans nos maisons,
Sur le bord de la Seine,
Sous le soleil d’Arles,
Elle est dans le port de Hambourg,
Personne n’en parle,
L’Humanité c’est la paix,
La paix retrouvée, les gars,
La paix du onze novembre.
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Date: 11/19/2023 2:50:00 PM
Yann, I was born exactly next to the River Rhine in Basel, Switzerland, and they speak German for sure, also French and Italian, possibly English. So what is the problem? Humanity speaks the languages when they want to. I hope you found the peace, by the way. Have a nice week my friendxxx
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Date: 11/11/2023 1:39:00 PM
Awesome write Yann. Yes, we must go..to what, for what? You've done a fantastic job. :)
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Yann Rolland
Date: 11/12/2023 2:30:00 AM
Thanks a lot Linda, for the supportive comment, really good questions, wars are always "mistakes" have asweet sunday
Date: 11/11/2023 12:18:00 PM
A beautifully composed poem. It's so nice to see it in two languages. I agree with Sara. War is senseless. Evelyn
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Yann Rolland
Date: 11/12/2023 2:32:00 AM
thanks alot Evelyn, have a blessed sunday
Date: 11/11/2023 1:21:00 AM
Seems like a suicide to me. But that is war, after all. Blessings.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 11/12/2023 2:33:00 AM
i love your opinion,Victor, suicide means many things, thanks for the supportive and kind comment
Date: 11/10/2023 9:30:00 PM
Enjoyed thank you for posting
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Yann Rolland
Date: 11/12/2023 2:34:00 AM
thanks a lot Joyce take care
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