An der weißgetünchten Wand Steht der schwarze Koffer mit den Manuskripten. Drüben steht das Rauchzeug mit dem kupf'rnen Aschenbecher Die chinesische Leinwand, zeigend den Zweifler Hängt darüber. Auch die Masken sind da, und neben der Bettstelle Steht der kleine sechslampige Lautsprecher. In der Frühe Drehe ich den Schalter um und höre Die Siegesmeldungen meiner Feinde.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Hotelzimmer 1942", 1942, from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 15
Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Steffinische Sammlung, in 1940, no. 7
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