By the sea stand the oil towers. In the canyons

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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Am Meer stehen die Öltürme. In den...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Am Meer stehen die Öltürme.  In den Schluchten
Bleichen die Gebeine der Goldwäscher. Ihre Söhne
Haben die Traumfabriken von Hollywood gebaut.
Die vier Städte sind erfüllt von dem Ölgeruch
Der Filme.

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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), appears in Hollywood-Elegien, no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Hanns Eisler.

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

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By the sea stand the oil towers. In the...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

By the sea stand the oil towers.  In the canyons
The bones of the gold-panners lie bleaching.  Their sons
Have built the dream-factories of Hollywood.
The four cities are filled with the oil-smell
Of the films.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), appears in Hollywood-Elegien, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
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Word count: 36