sometimes misattributed to
Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) and by
Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962)
The rat men accused me of not liking...
Language: English
The rat men accused me of not liking stench,
of not liking garbage, of not liking their squeals,
of not liking to eat dirt. For days they argued,
considering the question from every angle,
finally they condemned me.
You don't like stench, you don't like garbage,
You don't like our squeals;
You don't like to eat dirt.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Die Rattenmänner beschuldigten mich,...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Die Rattenmänner beschuldigten mich, Gestank nicht zu mögen,
Müll nicht zu mögen, ihr Kreischen nicht zu mögen,
Schmutz nicht essen zu mögen. Tagelang haben sie debattiert,
Die Frage von jeder Seite überlegend,
Endlich haben sie mich verturteilt.
Du magst nicht Gestank, du magst nicht Müll,
Du magst unser Kreischen nicht,
Du magst Schmutz nicht essen.
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Translated titles:
"Nightmare" = "Alptraum"
"The Rat Men" = "Die Rattenmänner"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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