Every morning, to earn my bread

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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jeden Morgen, mein Brot zu verdienen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Jeden Morgen, mein Brot zu verdienen
Gehe ich auf den Markt, wo Lügen gekauft werden.
Hoffnungsvoll
Reihe ich mich ein zwischen die Verkäufer.

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• H. Eisler • H. Eisler • H. Eisler

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Confirmed with Die Gedichte von Bertolt Brecht in einem Band, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1981 (Neunte Auflage 1997), page 848

Text Authorship:

by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Hollywood" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Elegie III", from Fünf Elegien, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Jeden Morgen", from Die Hollywood-Elegien, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Jeden Morgen mein Brot zu verdienen", from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in English, a translation by Michael Hamburger , copyright © ; composed by Gary Bachlund.

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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Every morning, to earn my bread

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Every morning, to earn my bread,
I go to the market where lies are purchased.
Filled with hope,
I line up between the other peddlers.

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Translated titles:
"Hollywood" = "Hollywood"
"Elegie III" = "Elegy III"
"Jeden morgen" = "Every morning"
"Jeden Morgen mein Brot zu verdienen" = "Every morning, to earn my bread"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Hollywood"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-11
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