There are usually German poems that start with clarification or even contain them about Israel, and a lot can be said.
Also Dieter HallervordenGermany’s favorite cabaret artist, who in his long career not only performed as Didi, but also as character actors and Theatermann has succeeded, his latest video begins with a clarification.
“Before the following ‘Gaza Gaza’ poem, I would like to make one thing unequivocally clear: Of course, I also condemn the terror of Hamas for a two-state solution.”
To be able to talk to each other, however, “silence of arms and the immediate release of all hostages is required,” Hallervorden said. » But I also know that grains usually have a history. And no one is born a terrorist.”
Long introduction, short story: Hallervorden is actually not anti-Semite. But, it means well. Not the first one. Many cultural workers mean well.
with “What needs to be said« it was the fate of the blessed Günter Grass which he wrote in 2012 in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” published. In it, Germany’s favorite writer “with the last of his ink” accused Israel of planning a “first strike” against Iran and thereby endangering world peace. the danger (false that misunderstands the visionary…).
Grass wanted to defend against possible criticism in the poem itself. In the fourth verse he says, “the judgment of ‘anti-Semitism’ is common.” It wasn’t very useful to him back then. It was “disgraceful poetry” and “a piece of verse,” he marveled at Germany’s favorite literary judge, Marcel Reich-Ranicki.
So Dieter Hallervorden was warned. The empire would retaliate brutally against any criticism of Israel, no matter how advanced. Perhaps he would even dare to strike first?
But Hallervorden showed boundless courage. He published “Gaza Gaza” anyway.
The verses were not written by him, but by him Diether Dehm, once the German’s favorite poet left. When Hallervorden was still delivering nonsense on the ARD evening program, Dehm was out as “Lerryn” and sang beautiful and timeless works such as the famous song by Grandma Krug, who was never sick enough not to be part of the local SPD club.
Dehm also wrote the lyrics for Klaus Lage’s “1000 and 1 Night” and directed Wolf Biermann after he left the GDR. Rumors that he, as “IM Willy,” gave information to the Stasi about Biermann and the Jusos in the SPD are completely unfounded. This should be done clearly and clearly at this point.
A plea for no harm to humanity?
Nevertheless, this is also a fact: Diet(h)er’s ink (hopefully not the last?) writes much better than Grass’s. This is not just due to Hallervorden’s video performance, his sad look with sad eyes, his sweeping gestures or the background music. No, it’s because Hallervorden and Dehm cleverly packaged their political message as a harmless appeal to humanity.
» A man presses his little fingers close to his beard while he whispers. What did these delicate little things do to the generals? Then he raises the torso of his little one to Allah. In the sun. To the moon.”
