Der Pflaumenbaum (The Plum Tree, translation) (Bertolt Brecht Poems)
Im Hofe steht ein Pflaumenbaum,Der ist so klein, man glaubt es kaum.Er hat ein Gitter drum,So tritt ihn keiner um.Der ...
Im Hofe steht ein Pflaumenbaum,Der ist so klein, man glaubt es kaum.Er hat ein Gitter drum,So tritt ihn keiner um.Der ...
Schreib mir, was du anhast! Ist es warm?Schreib mir, wie du liegst! Liegst du auch weich?Schreib mir, wie du aussiehst! ...
First look from morning's windowThe rediscovered bookFascinated facesSnow, the change of the seasonsThe newspaperThe dogDialecticsShowering, swimmingOld musicComfortable shoesComprehensionNew musicWriting, plantingTravelingSingingBeing ...
I never loved you more, ma soeurThan as I walked away from you that evening.The forest swallowed me, the blue ...
Timur, I hear, took the trouble to conquer the earth.I don't understand him.With a bit of hard liquor you can ...
I confess this:I have no hope.The blind talk about an escape.I see.When the errors are consumedThe nothing will sit next ...
Ich will mit dem gehen, den ich liebe.Ich will nicht ausrechnen, was es kostet.Ich will nicht nachdenken, ob es gut ...
Ich will mit dem gehen, den ich liebe. Ich will nicht ausrechnen, was es kostet. Ich will nicht nachdenken, ...
AMONGST THE HIGHLY PLACED It is considered low to talk about food. The fact is: they have Already eaten. The ...
So there you sit. And how much blood was shed That you might sit there. Do such stories bore you? ...
Ich habe dich nie je so geliebt, ma soeur Als wie ich fortging von dir in jenem Abendrot. Der ...
Anmut sparet nicht noch M?he Leidenschaft nicht noch Verstand Da? ein gutes Deutschland bl?he Wie ein andres gutes Land ...
My love Has told me That he needs me. That's why I take good care of myself Watch out where ...
We embrace. Rich cloth under my fingers While yours touch poor fabric. A quick embrace You were invited for dinner ...
Morgens und abends zu lesen Der, den ich liebe Hat mir gesagt Da? er mich braucht. Darum Gebe ich auf ...
And because a man is human He'll want to eat, and thanks a lot But talk can't take the place ...
After the wailing had already begun along the walls, their ruin certain, the Trojans fidgeted with bits of wood in ...
Who built Thebes of the seven gates? In the books you will find the names of kings. Did the kings ...
When the Academy of Arts demanded freedom Of artistic expression from narrow-minded bureaucrats There was a howl and a clamour ...
Peoples of the world, together Join to serve the common cause! So it feeds us all for ever See to ...
Send me a leaf, but from a bush That grows at least one half hour Away from your house, then ...
I never loved you more, ma soeur Than as I walked away from you that evening. The forest swallowed me, ...
The critical attitude Strikes many people as unfruitful That is because they find the state Impervious to their criticism But ...
Contemplating Hell, as I once heard it, My brother Shelley found it to be a place Much like the city ...
You little box, held to me escaping So that your valves should not break Carried from house to house to ...
After the uprising of the 17th June The Secretary of the Writers Union Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee Stating ...
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white. Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear ...
To the cities I came in a time of disorder That was ruled by hunger. I sheltered with the people ...
Show me the way to the next whisky bar Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why Show me the ...
Indeed I live in the dark ages! A guileless word is an absurdity. A smooth forehead betokens A hard heart. ...
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