Deutschlands europäische Sendung

A fervent wartime meditation, this work blends lyrical poetry with a polemical essay, capturing the restless spirit of 1915 Germany as Europe plunged into conflict. The author addresses both the silent, steadfast home front and the soldiers at the front, urging them to embody a “German mission” that reaches beyond material aims. Drawing on Goethe, Schiller and the Romantic tradition, the text frames the war as a cleansing storm that will reshape the continent’s map and its peoples.

Against the backdrop of artillery and propaganda, the narrator wrestles with questions of what a victorious Germany will become—whether it will renew its inner heart, its scientific vigor, and its moral purpose. He invokes a sacred duty to guide Europe toward a higher ideal, warning that failure would shatter the nation’s destiny. Listeners will hear a passionate, sometimes stark, voice that reveals the blend of hope, anxiety, and national myth that defined the era.