by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es war einmal ein Pferd, das war nicht sehr viel wert. Für das Rennen war es zu dumm, vor den Wagen gespannt, fiel es um. Da wurde es Politiker. Es ist jetzt hoch, hoch geehrt.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Das Pferd", 1973 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Tierverse, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Tierverse [a long poem split into stanzas], no. 9
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