An das kämpfende Vietnam (Albanisches Solidaritätslied)

Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs

West German - in support of North Vietnam, opposition to US. Comes with 12 page booklet with lyrics, music, and commentary. Organised by Indochina-Komitte Heidelberg. Songs based on those by the Swedish protest group FNL-Grupperna.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Napalm and steel-pellet bombs forge a steely will to fight... Vietnam, Vietnam, your people forge ahead, defeating the imperialists with weapons in hand!" __________ German: "Napalm und Stahlkugelbomben schmieden den Kampfeswillen hart... Vietnam, Vietnam, dein Volk geht voran, besiegt die Imperialisten mit der Waffe in der Hand!

Notes

Verlag Jürgen Sendler V.J.S. 2, West Germany, 7" 45 stereo EP with a 12-page booklet of sheet music and texts; issued for the Indochina-Komitees (Heidelberg) after the liberation of Vietnam, 2 DM of the price a donation; all six songs taken from the Swedish De Förenade FNL-grupperna solidarity repertoire; distributed by Buchvertrieb Hager, Mannheim. Undated (text refers to the complete liberation of Vietnam → 1975). Albanian solidarity song, author not named; Swedish text by De Förenade FNL-grupperna. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Musik- und Theatergruppe Heidelberg - West German political song and theatre group attached to the Indochina-Komitee Heidelberg.

Themes

Anti-Imperialism · Anti-American · Vietnamese Patriotic · Communism · Protest · NLF · Solidarity

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]