[Lyrics written by Olga Benario - a German Revolutionist. These lines were taken from a letter she wrote to her husband and
daughter while detained in a golding cell on the night prior to being put into a gas chamber at the hands of the very Nazis whom she waged
war against with her progressive thought and passion to speak out for what was truly right - no matter what toll it would take.]
I
WILL REMAIN.
After tonight, I want simply to live for whatever brief future I have left.
You are the one YOU ARE THE ONE who
taught me, dearest one,
WHAT STRENGTH of will means, especially when it springs from sources like ours.
I have struggled for the
just of the good, for the betterment of the world.
I promise you now as i say farewell FAREWELL
That until the last instant I will
give you no reason to be ashamed of me.
Please understand, preparing for death doesn't mean giving up
But knowing how to confront it
when it arrives so many things could still happen in the mean time.
I will remain firm and determined to live until the last moment
Until the LAST MOMENT.
I've already gone back to dreaming, as i do every night, forgetting that this is to say goodbye
For this
reason I will not be able to think about the things that torment my heart
THINGS DEARER TO ME THAN MY OWN LIFE.
