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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

Lied einer deutschen Mutter
 (Sung text for setting by H. Eisler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mein Sohn, ich hab dir die Stiefel
Und dies braune Hemd geschenkt:
Hätt ich gewußt, was ich heute weiß
Hätt ich lieber mich aufgehängt. 

 ... 

Mein Sohn, und ich sah dich marschieren
Hinter dem Hitler her
Und wußte nicht, daß, wer mit ihm auszieht
Zurück kehrt er nimmermehr. 

 ... 

Sah das braune Hemd dich tragen
Habe mich nicht dagegen gestemmt. 
Denn ich wußte nicht, was ich heut weiß:
Es war dein Totenhemd.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Lied einer deutschen Mutter", stanzas 1,4,6

Text Authorship:

  • by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), "Lied einer deutschen Mutter"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sean Phillip Mabrey) , "The song of a German mother", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 133

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