Aber auch ich auf dem letzten Boot Sah noch den Frohsinn des Frührots im Tackelzeug Und der Delphine graulichte Leiber tauchen Aus der chinesischen See. ... die Pferdewäglein mit dem Goldbeschlag ... die rosa Armschleier der Matronen In den Gassen des gezeichneten Manila Sah auch der Flüchtling mit Freude. Und die Öltürme und die duftenden Gärten von Los Angeles Und die abendlichen Schluchten Kaliforniens ... Ließen den Boten des Unglücks Nicht kalt.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Landschaft des Exils", 1943, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 46
Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Die Landschaft des Exils"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The landscape of exile", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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