Brecht-Triptychon

Song Cycle by Rudi Spring (b. 1962)

1. Der Sohn  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn sie nachts lag und dachte,
Und ihr Sohn auf der grimmigen See!
Sie konnte nicht einschlafen;
Ihr Herz, das pochte so laut.

Wenn ihr Sohn sie besuchen kam,
Stand sie nachts vor der [Hüttenwand]1.
Wasser aus einem Eimer schüttete sie
An die Wand, hinter der ihr Sohn lag,
Damit er einschlief, [weil]2 er meinte,
Er [sei]3 auf der See.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The son I", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Die Gedichte von Bertolt Brecht in einem Band, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1981 (Neunte Auflage 1997), page 1081

1 Eisler: "Hütte"
2 Eisler: "damit"
3 Eisler: "wär' noch"

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2. Finnisches Volkslied

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Seine Wiege stand in einer Hütt'
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3. Die Weidenpfeife

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich bin nicht der Fahnenträger
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Total word count: 60