Als Stanislaw Petrow die Welt rettete (Krysztof Daletski)
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In English, "When Stanislav Petrov saved the world"
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-07-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 27 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition for high voices in F.
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-07-15). Score information: A4, 1 page, 27 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition for low voices in D.
In Esperanto, "Kiam Stanislav Petrov savis la mondon"
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-02-20). Score information: A4, 1 page, 30 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition for high voices in F.
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-03-05). Score information: A4, 1 page, 31 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition for low voices in D.
In German, "Als Stanislaw Petrow die Welt retteten"
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-02-06). Score information: A4, 1 page, 30 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition in F for high voices.
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2023-03-05). Score information: A4, 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: CC BY
- Edition notes: Edition for low voices in D.
General Information
Title: Als Stanislaw Petrow die Welt rettete
Composer: Krysztof Daletski
Lyricist: Krysztof Daletski
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SS
Genre: Secular, Folksong
Language: German
Instruments: Guitar
First published: 2023
Description: Simple song in folk style about an event from 1983.
External websites:
- Recording of Esperanto version on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/804663721
- Recording of German version on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/796016937
Original text and translations
German text 1. Neunzehnhundertdreiundachtzig, |
Esperanto text 1. Post noktmezo, apud Moskvo |
English text
After midnight in September / Was a man on duty post
At the early warning system / In the woods of Serpukhov
As the sun was shining elsewhere / Spreading glitter with much grace
On the clouds that floated softly / High above a missile base.
On that day when Stanislav Petrov saved the world.
There were many who protested / Hundred thousands in the streets
And the politicians mocked them / and denied the jeopardy,
Said they merely were alarmists / For the worst would not occur,
But not even the alarmists / Were aware how right they were
On that day when Stanislav Petrov saved the world.
Watching in the bunker station / All the displays on the wall,
Petrov saw the warning signal / Forcing him to make a call
Yet he reasoned that one missile / Would not start an all-out war
And despite four other warnings / He declared a false alarm.
On that day when Stanislav Petrov saved the world.
90 seconds now till midnight / But nobody seems to care:
Many call for escalation / No protestors anywhere.
The reaction time is shorter / Delegated to AI.
And diplomacy is ruined / All this makes me wonder why
We still hope that always some Petrov saves the world.