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German (Swiss-German/Alemannic)
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Inglés
Dynamit
Dynamite
Late one night when I was still walking
On the terrace of the Federal Palace1, on my way home
I came across a bearded guy
And immediately saw that the guy there, oh god no
That the guy there in the middle of the night
Was working with dynamite by the Federal Palace
I was shocked and said to him: Say to me,
Excuse me, but it seems like
You are really considering
Whether you want to blow up the house
Yes, said the man with fire in his heart, so it must be
Away with the shack, I support anarchy
What was my responsibility as a citizen
As I started to try to talk him out of it
I started to describe all the benefits
Of our state as well as I could
The Rütli Oath2 and freedom and democracy
I stated that it all should stay
Fear let my talent as a speaker flow free
The cool wind waved us in the night
While I held an August speech3 for him
Just like a horse would patriotically have done
Finally my words had charmed the man
Such that he had to force his tears back
Like that I finally was able to save the state
He went back home with his dynamite
And the same night in my bed
I gave a medal of honor just for myself
It was just weird that the next morning
I already had doubts about my speech
Was I in the right praising Switzerland like that
I still ask myself to this day
And ultimately the man showed me one more thing
When I walk past the Federal Palace
I must always think, it is only a matter of time
It takes just a few sacks of dynamite to blow up the house
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submitted on 12 Dic 2022 - 14:35
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