Bertolt Brecht
Augsburg
Bertolt Brecht
Augsburg
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From A German War Primer
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AMONGST THE HIGHLY PLACED
It is considered low to talk about food.
The fact is: they have
Already eaten.
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It is considered low to talk about food.
The fact is: they have
Already eaten.
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Questions From A Worker Who Reads
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Who built Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?
And Babylon, many times demolished
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In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?
And Babylon, many times demolished
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Alabama Song
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Show me the way to the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Show me the way to the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
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Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
Show me the way to the next whisky bar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why
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On The Critical Attitude
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The critical attitude
Strikes many people as unfruitful
That is because they find the state
Impervious to their criticism
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Strikes many people as unfruitful
That is because they find the state
Impervious to their criticism
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Parting
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We embrace.
Rich cloth under my fingers
While yours touch poor fabric.
A quick embrace
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Rich cloth under my fingers
While yours touch poor fabric.
A quick embrace
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How Fortunate The Man With None
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From the play 'Mother Courage'
You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
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You saw sagacious Solomon
You know what came of him,
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I Want To Go With The One I Love
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Ich will mit dem gehen, den ich liebe.
Ich will nicht ausrechnen, was es kostet.
Ich will nicht nachdenken, ob es gut ist.
Ich will nicht wissen, ob er mich liebt.
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Ich will nicht ausrechnen, was es kostet.
Ich will nicht nachdenken, ob es gut ist.
Ich will nicht wissen, ob er mich liebt.
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My Young Son Asks Me...
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My young son asks me: Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me: Must I learn French?
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What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me: Must I learn French?
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To Those Born After
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To the cities I came in a time of disorder
That was ruled by hunger.
I sheltered with the people in a time of uproar
And then I joined in their rebellion.
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That was ruled by hunger.
I sheltered with the people in a time of uproar
And then I joined in their rebellion.
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Contemplating Hell
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Contemplating Hell, as I once heard it,
My brother Shelley found it to be a place
Much like the city of London. I,
Who do not live in London, but in Los Angeles,
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My brother Shelley found it to be a place
Much like the city of London. I,
Who do not live in London, but in Los Angeles,
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