Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt, Paradies und Hölle können eine Stadt sein. Für die Mittellosen ist das Paradies die Hölle.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), appears in Hollywood-Elegien, no. 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Elegie IV", from Fünf Elegien, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Hollywood", from Die Hollywood-Elegien, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt", from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 24 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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