Wake up, Germany!
That they are digging a grave for you,
that they have, with aristocratic riches,
plundered the country,
that town after town is falling apart ...
They want to start a civil war —
(the communists should do that!)
that the Nazi is making for you a funeral wreath —
Germany, don’t you see that — ?
That in the dark they brood,
that in the light they scream;
that every day
they conjure fascism ...
For justice they have nothing but laughter —
(the communists should do that!)
that the Nazi fights on the side of the exploiter —
Germany, don't you hear that — ?
That they stare fixated on war,
that they from place to place
drag their agents
at relentless pace …
The practice grenades are falling ...
(the communists should do that!)
that the Nazi is announcing y…