• lugal@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    They said only Nazis call it Kristallnacht, because it sounds too poetic

    In Germany this is true. Most people call it Reichsprogromnacht because Reichskristallnacht is a term coined by the Nazis and it really sounds kinda poetic.

    But I wouldn’t blame non native speakers for not knowing all the nuances and I don’t know how old the song is and the context makes everything clear.

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      1 year ago

      The song is also a poem. It’s not a high energy exciting song like Sabaton’s usual fare, it’s just a poem with drums and guitar. You can hear every single word clearly. Is it considered appropriate to use such poetic language in poems?

      • lugal@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        Maybe poetic is the wrong word. Kristal means cristal (if not obvious) which is a shiny and very positive conotated word. The message is that destroying all the synagogues with all the violence included is a good thing because it makes Germany look better.