{"id":513290,"date":"2022-10-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=513290"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:16:07","slug":"brassens-au-sto-un-tabou-francais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/music\/brassens-au-sto-un-tabou-francais\/","title":{"rendered":"Brassens in the STO: a French taboo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>He would have been 101 this year. Brassens, the tender and gruff libertarian anarchist, author of dozens of brilliant and immortal songs, is universally and unreservedly celebrated. However, the career of this poet from S\u00e8te in the early '40s deserves to be examined.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more LIRE L\u2019ANALYSE (EN LIBRE ACC\u00c8S)-->\n\n\n\n<p>February 1943. The German occupying forces imposed the Service du Travail Obligatoire (S.T.O.) and ordered French nationals born between 1920 and 1922 to join labor camps across the Rhine to contribute to the Nazi war effort. Born in 1921, the young Brassens received his \"feuille de route\" at the town hall on 14 May.<sup>th<\/sup> arrondissement de Paris. Direction Basdorf, near Berlin, on pain of punishment. Unemployed, he hesitated for a moment: if he disobeyed orders, he would cause more trouble for his parents, whose reputation had already suffered from the petty theft committed by the son in S\u00e8te, but also for his Aunt Antoinette, who was taking him in in Paris. So he decides to obey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Basdorf, a small town a few kilometers from Berlin, Georges is assigned to the cylinder workshop, where he works every day to recondition Bramo aircraft engine parts for the Luftwaffe. In the evenings, after work, he chisels out his first texts and forges strong friendships. He even had access to a piano. Meanwhile, in France, tens of thousands of S.T.O. draft dodgers joined the maquis and fought against the occupying forces. In March 44, while on leave in Paris, Brassens chose not to return to Germany. He hid out in the countryside for several months, until Paris was liberated in August of that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/newsletter.infomaniak.com\/external\/submit\" class=\"inf-form\" target=\"_blank\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" style=\"display:none\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"key\" value=\"eyJpdiI6IlZXRVJGMlRGQUU2alNqUE81bitIUk5adnNVa0c4MllFTStzOHdHT1FQZ3c9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJIYzhwMUVCK1pTNnlhY3MyMmhuZlhReWJqemEwNk93blMxTjFHc0s2VHZrPSIsIm1hYyI6ImVhYTQ5N2I1M2NiYWE4NzBmNjk2NzgzYjliM2Y5NmYzM2E2ZmU3NGQxNTU1ZDFkMTU1MzY5NTdjYjE3ZTJmNTUifQ==\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"webform_id\" value=\"7291\"><style> .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff{ background-color:#f5f5f5; padding:25px 20px; margin:25px auto; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-content { margin-top:13px;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff span, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-success p a { color:#555555; font-size:14px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4{ font-size:18px; margin:0px 0px 13px 0px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label{ font-weight:bold; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input { margin-bottom:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label { display:block;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input{ height:35px; color:#999999; border: 1px solid #E9E9E9; border:none; padding-left:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message{ color: #cc0033; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error input{ border: 1px solid #cc0033; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input input { width:100%;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message { display: block; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit { text-align:right;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input{ background-color:#777777; color:#ffffff; border:none; font-weight: normal; height:auto; padding:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input.disabled{ opacity: 0.4; } .inf-btn { color: rgb(85, 85, 85); border: medium none; font-weight: normal; height: auto; padding: 7px; display: inline-block; background-color: white; box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24); border-radius: 2px; line-height: 1em; } .inf-rgpd { margin:25px 0px 15px 0px; color:#555555; } <\/style> <div class=\"inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff\"> <h4>NEWSLETTER DU REGARD LIBRE<\/h4> <span>Receive our articles every Sunday.<\/span> <div class=\"inf-success\" style=\"display:none\"> <h4>Your subscription to our weekly newsletter has been successfully registered!<\/h4> <p> <a href=\"#\" class=\"inf-btn\">\u00ab<\/a> <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"inf-content\"> <div class=\"inf-input inf-input-text\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"inf[1]\" data-inf-meta=\"1\" data-inf-error=\"Merci de renseigner une adresse email\" required=\"required\" placeholder=\"Email\"> <\/div> <div class=\"inf-submit\"> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"\" value=\"Sign up\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did Brassens, the rebel, bow to Vichy orders for a time? How could the fierce anti-militarist agree to lend a hand to the enemy's war economy? Fear of sanctions? Looking for a little nest egg (S.T.O. workers received a meagre monthly salary)? The hope of getting enough to eat in times of famine? In any case, all testimonies agree on one point: Brassens, in Basdorf, could hardly bear the suffering of his companions, and was happy to share his bowl with those who were hungrier than he was. As for his post-war life, marked by eleven years spent in a slum south of Paris with no water, gas or electricity, it proves that the artist was not in the least materialistic. What's the answer? Perhaps the answer lies in her songs, which are more than a political message; they are the expression of a vision of the world and a way of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Songs in the form of a manifesto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brel was an enraged man, Ferr\u00e9 an anarchist. Gainsbourg was a self-confessed \u00abaquoibonist\u00bb, and Renaud once declared himself, for the duration of a song, a \u00abmilitant of the party of birds, whales, children, earth and water...\u00bb. Brassens, on the other hand, is more of a simple, rustic character (\u00abAupr\u00e8s de mon arbre je vivais heureux, j'aurais jamais d\u00fb m'\u00e9loigner de mon arbre\u00bb), with a strong aversion to fame and its imposed figures (\u00abTrompettes de la renomm\u00e9e, vous \u00eates bien mal embouch\u00e9es\u00bb), sensitive to the pain of men (\u00abPauvre Martin\u00bb), of women (\u00abLa complainte des filles de joie\u00bb, \u00abLes sabots d'H\u00e9l\u00e8ne\u00bb) and also of nature, damaged by human activity (\u00abLe grand ch\u00eane\u00bb).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He celebrates love, whether innocent (\u00abLes bancs publics\u00bb) or forbidden (\u00abA l'ombre des maris\u00bb), but refuses to see it institutionalized (\u00abLa non-demande en mariage\u00bb). Not a nationalist by any stretch of the imagination, he's hardly a patriot. In response to Bernard Pivot's question \u00abEt vous Brassens, vous aimez votre patrie? - he replied: \u00bbI don't love my homeland, but I do love France\u00ab. His only true homeland is friendship, a cardinal value for the author of \u00bbCopains d'abord\u00ab and \u00bbChanson pour l'Auvergnat\u00ab. As for his political commitment, it was limited to a fierce anti-militarism, expressed notably in the song \u00bbLes 2 oncles\u00ab, in which he dismisses Uncle Martin and Uncle Gaston, \u00bbone a friend of the Tommys, the other a friend of the Teutons\u00ab. He went even further, rejecting excessive militancy, proclaiming, not without humor, and in song: \u00bbTo die for ideas? All right, but a slow death!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In retrospect, Brassens' stance in the face of adversity seems in line with that which prevailed among French S.T.O. workers: no sabotage, no zeal, no cowardice, no heroism. A form of stoic indifference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guilty neutrality?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1943, Brassens was 22 years old and his country was occupied by the Nazis. A free spirit with no particular ties, he could have joined the Resistance. We would have liked him to have been Jos\u00e9phine Baker, Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, Ren\u00e9 Char or Romain Gary, those creative geniuses who were also war heroes. But the young poet had no doubt already decided that \u00abmusic that marches to the beat is none of his business\u00bb. So be it. Brassens' profound disgust for war and its atrocities honors him, but is pacifism an option when a totalitarian enemy imposes combat on you? Do we even have the choice of remaining neutral in the face of Hitler?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if Brassens was subsequently able to create freely, it was thanks to the sacrifice of others. \u00abMoi qui n'aimais personne, eh bien je vis encore\u00bb, he wrote. Indeed, he did. This freedom to write and mock, to criticize and parody, no doubt owes it to those who died for it. Dead for an idea, in other words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digging up the unglamorous past of an icon is a necessary but painful undertaking, especially as no one knows what he would have done in such a troubled and perilous period. Courage or cowardice? Commitment or renunciation? To console ourselves, we'll plead the right to fear, and, on reflection, we'll be glad that the poet from S\u00e8te remained alive to offer the world the fruits of his genius after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You've just read an open-access article.<\/strong>&nbsp;Debates, analysis, cultural news:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe<\/a>&nbsp;to support us and get access to all our content!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cover image: Brassens \u00a9 Wikimedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/les-sto--histoire-des-requis-en-allemagne-nazie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513316 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/les-sto--histoire-des-requis-en-allemagne-nazie.jpg 400w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/les-sto--histoire-des-requis-en-allemagne-nazie-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/les-sto--histoire-des-requis-en-allemagne-nazie-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/les-sto--histoire-des-requis-en-allemagne-nazie-300x495.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Patrice Arnaud<br><em>The STO. The story of the conscripts in Nazi Germany, 1942-1945<\/em><br>CNRS editions<br>2010<br>800 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.payot.ch\/Detail\/les_sto-patrice_arnaud__laurent_joly-9782271126337\">Order the book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--627x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brassens Le mauvais sujet repenti\" class=\"wp-image-513322 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--627x1024.jpg 627w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--768x1254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--585x955.jpg 585w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--300x490.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti--600x980.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brassens-le-mauvais-sujet-repenti-.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Victor Laville and Christian Mars<br><em><em>Brassens. Le mauvais sujet repenti<\/em><\/em><br>L'Archipel<br>2006<br>233 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/prod.payot.ch\/Detail\/brassens-victor_la_ville__christian_mars-9782841878635\">Order the book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il aurait eu 101 ans cette ann\u00e9e. 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