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Du Färberssohn vom Lech, im Kluckerspiele Dich messend mit mir in [verflossnen]1 Jahren Wo bist Du in dem Staub der Panzerbile Die nun das schöne Flandern niederfahren? Die fleischerne Bombe auf Calais gefällt Warst du das, Weberssohn der Spinnerei? Oh Sohn des Bäckers meiner Kinderwelt, Gilt dir der blutenden Champagne Schrei?
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Die Gedichte von Bertolt Brecht in einem Band, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1981 (Neunte Auflage 1997), page 821
1 Eisler: "vergang'nen"Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Ich lese von der Panzerschlacht", appears in Steffinische Sammlung [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), "Panzerschlacht", 1942, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 29 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 52
You painter's son from the Lech, who challenged me To games in years past, Where are you in the dust of the tanks That are presently crushing beautiful Flanders? The bomb of flesh, dropped on Calais, Was that you, weaver's son of the spinning-mill? Oh son of the baker of my childhood world, Is bleeding Champagne screaming on account of you?
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Translated titles:
"Ich lese von der Panzerschlacht" = "I read about the battle with tanks"
"Panzerschlacht" = "Battle with Tanks"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Ich lese von der Panzerschlacht", appears in Steffinische Sammlung
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 61