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Yellow Triangle

Christy Moore
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OriginalUlteriore versione neerlandese (olandese/fiamminga)
YELLOW TRIANGLE

Black triangle, pink triangle, green triangle,
red triangle, blue triangle, lilac triangle,
And they wore the yellow triangle.

When first they came for the criminals, I did not speak.
Then they began to take the Jews,
When they fetched the people who were members of trade unions,
I did not speak.
When they took the Bible students,
Rounded up the homosexuals,
Then they gathered up the immigrants and the gypsies,
I did not speak.
Eventually they came for me
And there was no one left to speak.
TOEN DE NAZI'S DE COMMUNISTEN ARRESTEERDEN

Toen de nazi’s de communisten arresteerden
heb ik gezwegen;
Ik was immers geen communist.

Toen ze de sociaaldemocraten gevangen zetten
heb ik gezwegen;
Ik was immers geen sociaaldemocraat.

Toen ze de syndicalisten kwamen halen
heb ik gezwegen;
Ik was immers geen syndicalist.

Toen ze de Joden opsloten
heb ik gezwegen;
Ik was immers geen Jood.

Toen ze de katholieken arresteerden
heb ik gezwegen;
Ik was immers geen katholiek.

Toen ze mij kwamen halen
was er niemand meer die nog kon protesteren.



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