Da ich die Bücher, nach der Grenze hetzend Den Freunden ließ, entrat ich des Gedichts, Doch führ ich meine Rauchgeräte mit, verletzend Des Flüchtlings dritte Regel: Habe nichts! Die Bücher sagen dem nicht viel, der nur Auf solche wartet, kommend ihn zu greifen. Das Ledersäcklein und die alten Pfeifen Vermögen fürder mehr für ihn zu tun.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Auf der Flucht", 1942, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Die Pfeifen"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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