Unbekannte Tochter
1629 a little German girl of 7 years was burned as a witch because she could read
Condemned to flames because we heard her saith
She stood by knowledge she knew was the truth
A child unable to enjoy her youth
What happened to her right to choose her faith
With torture choice was stolen from the world
In blood they forced the word in fear of flames
And labelled nature’s ways as paths of shame
As heretics into hell they were hurled
Always, we remember the burning times
The name of a god that brought fear and pain
Lest we dare forget and it happen again
O men of the cross we know of your crimes
Condemned to flames because we heard her saith
What happened to her right to choose her faith
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