What do soldiers do before battle?
Before battle, soldiers are afraid.
We landed in Italy
and lined our path with a thousand bodies.
We saw grenadiers die without a cry
generals with gaping bellies,
bloody uniforms, holes for eyes.
Even so, it's a nice summer.
We're sowing death in the families
and fulfilling our bloody mission.
Always the same words:
bodies, decay, rot, death, etc.
We were trucked into Northern Silesia
to be firing squads
and check on hangings.
One of our most urgent jobs is
to find all the King's enemies.
To do so, we are ready
to shed our own blood and that of others.
At times we make them
lie on the previous bodies
and shoot them in that position.
Officers distribute books
about the great conquerors.
We memorize their battles and
study their magnificent lives.
The King's spies and police
infiltrate the universities
but can't destroy
the tradition of freedom
the students cherish.
We kill people in groups
with a bullet to the head.
Once the hole's full
we fill it with dirt.
Yesterday we captured Santa Cruz.
The girls threw us flowers.
That night I saw my first movie.
We're in the Condor Legion.
We leave blood and death behind us.
With tender kisses
There is no victory.
Only flags and
fallen men.
After desperate combat
the 8th Royal Army
surrendered April 9th
overwhelmed by human suffering.
Henceforth
the two brothers slept for eternity
believing the brain, in decay
functioned beyond death
and its dreams
are what constitute paradies.
Thanks to
Jean Luc Godard and
Dave Nold
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