Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen (We are Geyer’s black hordes)

Song about Florian Geyer, a German nobleman and knight during the German Peasants War. “Black hordes“ or “Black company“ was was a unit of farmers and knights that fought on the side of the peasants. Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen was composed in around the 1920s. As a song about the German Peasants’ War, the song lyrics are noted for their strong and anti-noble themes. I do not claim to own the footage or music
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