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14 August 2008, 06:36 PM
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I want to know...
I know the answer to this, but I want to know how many others do too. I found this online and thought it was terrific, very profound. Here it is:
An eagle, you abruptly rose to radiant heights: Your young boy's heart bade you reach for accolades As otherwise only patient years make ripe, For laurel wreaths which never fade And lo! with strong hands these laurels you seized, For brief summer hours bore them with pride Already round the young victor's brow they wreathed. Fate then whispered: You must die - And with fresh garlands depart forever You gave your young and precious life For us and for the fatherland we treasure Thus falls a meteor with radiance bright! In the German skies, his light endures; And our children and their heirs, So long as German hearts still beat on earth, Eyes bright with love will see it there So...anyone know without googling it?
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27 August 2008, 07:23 AM
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Just a wild guess... brief stardom, young age, comparison to an eagle:
 Max Immelmann, the Eagle of Lille?
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27 August 2008, 09:49 AM
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no, not 1 of the early aviators. someone who became famous in 1917 actually and died too early, much like everyone else...
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27 August 2008, 10:04 AM
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Yes I knew the author of this poem With your permission, just a little hint f  The man for whom the poem was written is here==>  Cordialement Bruno Last edited by Froggy; 27 August 2008 at 10:10 AM. |
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27 August 2008, 10:58 AM
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no, it is NOT a funeral poem of any sort. in fact, it was written by an aviator whose picture graces this thread. do you know now?
and comrade, thanks for the hint. i thought nobody would get it. LOL
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4 September 2008, 01:42 AM
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An interesting piece of panegyric propaganda. Was this sort of thing common in Germany during the war?
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4 September 2008, 08:09 AM
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not propaganda, it was a poem written by an ace during the war, before he died.
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4 September 2008, 10:07 AM
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As far I know , the poem was not written by the Ace himself but for him by a member of his family (His brother I presume) I think that Marc is closed to find the name of this ace Cordialement Bruno |
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