by
Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)
Unser Feind ist, grosser Gott
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Unser Feind ist, grosser Gott,
Wie der Brite so der Schott.
Manchen hat er unentwegt
Auf das Streckbett hingelegt.
Täglich wird er kecker.
O du Strecker!
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Notre ennemi est, grand Dieu", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 6
Word count: 26
Our enemy is, great God
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Our enemy is, great God,
Like the Brit, so also the Scot.
Many a person he has incessantly
Subjected to the torture of the rack.
Every day he becomes more audacious
Oh you ‘stretcher!’
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-13
Line count: 6
Word count: 34