今年8月28日是德意志民族最伟大的诗人诞生一百五十周年。在他一百周年诞辰的时候,德国革命恰好遭到巨大的灾难,因而没有怎么纪念这位诗人。正因为如此,今天更应该弥补一下五十年前的疏忽,以表示晚辈的敬爱之忱,工人阶级也有责任对这位诗人表示敬仰,因为工人阶级尤其负有维护德国文化伟大传统的使命。 August 28 this year is the fourteenth anniversary of the birth of the greatest German poet. At the time of his 100th birthday, the German revolution happened to be a huge catastrophe, so there was not much commemoration of this poet. It is for this reason that we should make up for the negligence 50 years ago today in order to show the deferential love of our younger generations. The working class is also responsible for admiration for this poet, for the working class is particularly under the mission of safeguarding the great tradition of German culture.