Und es sind die finstern Zeiten In der fremden Stadt, Doch es bleibt beim leichten Schreiten, Und die Stirn ist glatt. Harte Menschheit, unbeweget, Lang erfrornem Fischvolk gleich. Doch das Herz bleibt schnell geregelt Und das Lächeln weich.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) [author's text not yet checked 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), "Und es sind die finstern Zeiten", 1954 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
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