Listen to A Child of our Time, Pt. 2: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire (Chorus) by BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis

A Child of our Time, Pt. 2: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire (Chorus)

BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchester

Sir Andrew Davis

Sir Andrew Davis

Dirigent:in

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Sir Michael Tippett

Sir Michael Tippett

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Lyrics

We cannot have them in our Empire.

They shall not work, nor draw a dole.

Let them starve in No-Man's-Land!

Written by: Sir Michael Tippett

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