Gerhard Friedrich "Gerd" Semmer (December 21, 1919, in Paderborn – November 12, 1967, in Ratingen) was a German poet, columnist, songwriter and translator.
He worked u. a. participated in the production of Büchner's Dantons Tod , which included his research on the songs of the French Revolution, which he also published in a German adaptation.
1961 founded Semmer together with Dieter Süverkrüp , Arno Klönne and Frank Werkmeister the pläne records[1][circular reference] company in Dusseldorf.
Working with Dieter Süverkrüp , his satirical and political verses resulted in numerous songs and chansons that influenced the West German peace movement.
In addition to his own texts, he published numerous translations in Germany, e. B. songs of the European resistance against fascism and French chansons such as Boris Vian's Le déserteur[2] (sung by Dieter Süverkrüp[3]) .