© by Martin Niemöller (1892 - 1984)
I did not speak out
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Martin Niemöller (1892 - 1984), "I did not speak out", copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jake Heggie (b. 1961), "I did not speak out", first performed 2018 [soprano, piano], from These Strangers, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je n'ai rien dit", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 90