by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) and by Herbert Hartig
Translation © by Cathy Berberian (1928 - 1983)
Surabaya Johnny
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
When your ship had come in from Burma [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Cathy Berberian (1928 - 1983), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) [text unavailable] and by Herbert Hartig [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), "Surabaya Johnny", from 3 songs, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
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