by
Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Das Dorf Hollywood ist entworfen nach...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Das Dorf Hollywood ist entworfen nach den Vorstellungen
Die man hierorts vom Himmel hat. Hierorts
Hat man ausgerechnet, daß Gott
Himmel und Hölle benötigend, nicht zwei
Etablissements zu entwerfen brauchte, sondern
Nur ein einziges, nämlich den Himmel. Dieser
Dient für die Unbemittelten, Erfolglosen
Als Hölle.
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The village Hollywood is designed on the...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The village Hollywood is designed on the basis of the conceptions
That one has here of heaven. Here
One has figured out that God,
Needing heaven and hell, did not
Have to design two establishments, but rather
Only one, namely heaven. This one
Serves for the indigent, unsuccessful people
As hell.
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