Polnische Gedichte

audiobook

Polnische Gedichte

by Rudolf Leonhard

DE·~35 minutes·27 chapters

Chapters

27 total
1

RUDOLF LEONHARD POLNISCHE GEDICHTE

0:09
2

GESPRÄCH ZWEIER DEUTSCHEN

2:04
3

LIED DER POLEN AN EUROPA

0:54
4

DIE POLEN AN IRLAND

1:06
5

AN AMERIKA

1:07
6

LIED POLNISCHER STUDENTEN

0:56
7

POLNISCHE ERDE

0:49
8

PONIATOWSKI AUF DEM BALKAN

1:15
9

LIED DES JUNGEN WITOLD NAPIEROGOCKI

1:01
10

GESANG EINES POLNISCHEN DICHTERS

1:37

Description

The collection opens with a charged conversation between two German speakers, wrestling with the meaning of humanity, sacrifice, and the tumult of a nation on the brink of rebirth. Through vivid, rhythmic language the poems chant for justice, envision a Europe reshaped by the yearning of millions, and blend the personal with the political. The voice is both confrontational and hopeful, demanding that the fires of struggle become a path toward purity and peace.

From the streets of war‑torn Poland to the windswept coasts of Ireland and the crowded decks of emigration ships bound for America, each poem sketches a different facet of a displaced people seeking identity. The language swings between lyrical lament and fierce rallying cry, capturing the sounds of marching feet, clanging factories, and whispered prayers for a new generation. Listeners will feel the restless energy of a culture caught between oppression and the promise of a brighter future, all rendered in striking, often stark, verse.

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Language

de

Duration

~35 minutes (34K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jens Sadowski

Release date

2014-01-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rudolf Leonhard

Rudolf Leonhard

1889–1953

A German poet, essayist, and playwright shaped by war, exile, and political struggle, he moved through the worlds of Expressionism, pacifism, and resistance. His life and writing carry the tension of a turbulent Europe in the first half of the twentieth century.

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