In The Morning Poem by Tilly BoescheZacharow

Since at night
he believed in the morning,
they caught him, executed him.

When his head fell
into the basket,
the sun was rising.

But for those who had put him to death
the night did not end,
as they were - blind.

(translated by German poet Rainer Strobelt;
Voice plus music by Max Berghaus, Germany)


Am Morgen

Weil er in der Nacht
an den Morgen glaubte,
fing und exekutierte man ihn.

Als sein Kopf
in den Korb fiel,
ging gerade die Sonne auf.

Doch für die, die ihn gerichtet hatten,
ging die Nacht nicht zu Ende-
Denn - sie waren blind.