Die Gedanken Sind Frei [Thoughts Are Free] lyrics

Die Gedanken sind frei,

my thoughts freely flower.

Die Gedanken sind frei,

my thoughts give me power.

No scholar can map them.

No hunter can trap them.

No man can deny

die Gedanken sind frei.

No man can deny

die Gedanken sind frei.

I think as I please

and this gives me pleasure.

My conscience decrees

this right I must treasure.

My thoughts will not cater

to duke or dictator.

No man can deny

die Gedanken sind frei.

No man can deny

die Gedanken sind frei.

And should tyrants take me

and throw me in prison,

my thoughts will burst free

like blossoms in season.

Foundations will crumble

and structures will tumble

and free men will cry:

"Die Gedanken sind frei!"

And free men will cry:

"Die Gedanken sind frei!"

• Artist:Pete Seeger
• Album:Dangerous Songs!? (1966)