by
Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Über den vier Städten kreisen die...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Über den vier Städten kreisen die Jagdflieger
Der Verteidigung in großer Höhe
Damit der Gestank der Gier und des Elends
Nicht bis zu ihnen heraufdringt.
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Confirmed with Die Gedichte von Bertolt Brecht in einem Band, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1981 (Neunte Auflage 1997), page 850
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Above the four cities, the fighter...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Above the four cities, the fighter planes of defense
Are circling at a great height.
So that the stench of greed and misery
Does not penetrate up to where they are.
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Translated titles:
"Die letzte Elegie" = "The last elegy"
"Über die vier Städte"= "Above the four cities"
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