The snow begins to fly in flurries

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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Schnee beginnt zu treiben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Der Schnee beginnt zu treiben.
Wer wird denn da bleiben?
Da bleiben wird, morgen wie heut,
Die kalten Steine und die armen Leut'.

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Text Authorship:

by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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), "Winterspruch", 1942, from Vier Lieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Winterspruch", from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The snow begins to fly in flurries

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The snow begins to fly in flurries.
Who would then remain under those circumstances?
Remain shall, tomorrow as today,
The cold stones and the poor folk.

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Translation of title "Winterspruch" = "Winter maxim"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 26