Sergeant of the Guard
A Poem of
Peace
by Hans Schultz
To all the prisoners in this
camp
I wish you all goodnight
No matter where you’re coming
from
For you there’s no more fight
They cannot send you up again
In frightening bombing-raids
I’ll see to it that you are safe
And won’t be taken away
Sleep tight, my prisoners, and
hush
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
So sleep in heavenly peace
tonight
Sleep tight in heavenly peace
*
To our Kommandant I say
Mein Herr, you are the best
You have a lot of power, yet
When put up to the test
The people in your power do
Not suffer by your hand
You may not be the cleverest
Yet a good Kommandant
Sleep tight, my Kommandant, and
hush
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
So sleep in heavenly peace
tonight
Sleep tight in heavenly peace
*
A model of how life should be
Is our Stalag 13
A place where no man shoots a
man
Where cruelty’s never been
A little isle of peace this is
In a threatening world at war
A haven in the wilderness
Where fighting is no more
Sleep tight, my little Stalag,
hush
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
So sleep in heavenly peace
tonight
Sleep tight in heavenly peace
*
To all my fellow guards I say
Let’s keep up the good work
It is our job to see to it
That peace is not disturbed
No monkey business in this camp
No men escaping in the night
It is our job to keep them here
Away from fatal fights
Stand guard, my fellow guards,
stand watch!
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
To preserve this heavenly peace
tonight
Preserve this heavenly peace
*
To all our soldiers in the field
I pray the end is nigh
I pray the brass will soon
perceive
Our country’s agonized cry
We all need to be friends again
We need to dare to trust
Continued killing will not help
So end this war we must!
Sleep tight, my countrymen, and
hush
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
So sleep in heavenly peace
tonight
Sleep tight in heavenly peace
*
To all the world I’d like to say
Come to our camp and see
We’re men from many nations, yet
We live from fighting free
We live together, laugh together
Tease each other, and still
Though actually we’re enemies
Prevail does our good will
Sleep tight, poor wounded world,
and hush
Your Sergeant of the Guard keeps
watch
So sleep in heavenly peace
tonight
Sleep tight in heavenly peace
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