Bertolt Brecht

(10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956 / Augsburg)

poet Bertolt Brecht
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Bertolt Brecht Poems

1. The Tattered Cord (Der Abgerissen Strick, Translation With Original German) 4/7/2010
2. When I'D Reported To The Couple, Thus 11/21/2014
3. Elogio Al Aprendizaje 4/7/2010
4. Fragen 4/7/2010
5. Pleasures (Translation With The Original German, 4/7/2010
6. The Burning Of The Books 2/11/2015
7. United Front Song 1/3/2003
8. Questions 4/7/2010
9. Der Pflaumenbaum (The Plum Tree, Translation) 4/7/2010
10. Future Generations 4/7/2010
11. To Be Read In The Morning And At Night 1/13/2003
12. To The Students Of The Workers' And Peasants' Faculty 1/3/2003
13. Send Me A Leaf 1/3/2003
14. Solidarity Song 1/3/2003
15. What Has Happened? 1/3/2003
16. Radio Poem 1/3/2003
17. On Reading A Recent Greek Poet 1/3/2003
18. A Worker Reads History 4/7/2010
19. I'M Not Saying Anything Against Alexander 1/3/2003
20. The Mask Of Evil 1/3/2003
21. The Solution 1/3/2003
22. Not What Was Meant 1/3/2003
23. Ich Habe Dich Nie Je So Geliebt 1/13/2003
24. O Germany, Pale Mother! 1/3/2003
25. Mack The Knife 1/3/2003
26. To Posterity 1/3/2003
27. Contemplating Hell 1/3/2003
28. I Want To Go With The One I Love 1/13/2003
29. To Those Born After 1/3/2003
30. On The Critical Attitude 1/3/2003
31. Parting 1/3/2003
32. How Fortunate The Man With None 1/3/2003
33. My Young Son Asks Me... 1/13/2003
34. Alabama Song 1/3/2003
35. Questions From A Worker Who Reads 1/3/2003
36. From A German War Primer 1/13/2003

Comments about Bertolt Brecht

  • Isaac Shea (7/30/2018 7:34:00 PM)

    This poet is dead. of course he hasn't posted in the past 14 days. BTW, i am trying to do a english assignment about the poem song of the German Mother and this crappy website -which supplies all of Berthold Brecht's poems- doesn't have it! ? what a stupid website. thanks for helping me on my assignment

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  • Romesh singh (4/30/2018 9:58:00 PM)

    the crutches poem in hindi

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Best Poem of Bertolt Brecht

From A German War Primer

AMONGST THE HIGHLY PLACED
It is considered low to talk about food.
The fact is: they have
Already eaten.

The lowly must leave this earth
Without having tasted
Any good meat.

For wondering where they come from and
Where they are going
The fine evenings find them
Too exhausted.

They have not yet seen
The mountains and the great sea
When their time is already up.

If the lowly do not
Think about what's low
They will never rise.

THE BREAD OF THE HUNGRY HAS
ALL BEEN EATEN
Meat has become unknown. Useless
The pouring ...

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Parting

We embrace.
Rich cloth under my fingers
While yours touch poor fabric.
A quick embrace
You were invited for dinner
While the minions of law are after me.
We talk about the weather and our
Lasting friendship. Anything else
Would be too bitter.

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