Freiheit (song)

"Freiheit"
Song
LanguageGerman
English titleFreedom
Written1936
SongwritersGudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau

"Freiheit", also known as "Spaniens Himmel" or "Die Thälmann-Kolonne", is a song written in 1936 by Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau, German anti-fascists. The song was written for the International Brigades but later became a popular standard in Germany and in American communist and folk music communities. The title translates as "Freedom" in English.