Pete Seeger- Die Gedanken Sind Frei

[Generic Other]

"Die Gedanken sind frei" is a German song about the freedom of thought. The text and the melody can be found in Lieder der Brienzer Mädchen (songs of the girls from Brienz), printed in Bern, Switzerland, between 1810 and 1820.

Die Gedanken Sind Frei, my thoughts freely flower
Die Gedanken Sind Frei, my thoughts give me power
No scholar can map them, no hunter can trap them

No man can deny, Die Gedanken Sind Frei
No man can deny, Die Gedanken Sind Frei

I think as I please and this gives me pleasure
My conscience decrees this right I must treasure
My thoughts will not cater to duke or dictator

[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/die-gedanken-sind-frei-lyrics-pete-seeger.html ]
No man can deny, Die Gedanken Sind Frei
No man can deny, Die Gedanken Sind Frei

And should tyrants can take me and throw me in prison
My thoughts will burst free like blossoms in season
Foundations will crumble and structures will tumble

And free men will cry, Die Gedanken Sind Frei
And free men will cry, Die Gedanken Sind Frei

[Reno Master]

1. You can imprison my body; but not my soul!

One correction to the lyrics: the first line of the third verse should read:

"Then should tyrants take me and throw me in prison"

[DreamSmoker]

2. A Real American Folk Hero

Pete is a American Jewel... Has that Real American Spirit...
God bless you Pete... May you live to sing so many more songs of Freedom..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Welcome to DU, Adam051188!

[uppityperson]

5. +1, I agree. But looks like I was wrong. Oh well.

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[rug]

6. This one is easier to understand.

[Generic Other]

7. Oh Rug you are so wrong

The young'uns have no idea what that thing is there. Looks like a 45? They are wondering how you are playing your DVDs on a turntable.

[rug]

8. Imagine if someone showed up with an actual banjo.