by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Translation
In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden, an der Küste findet man Öl. Größere Vermögen bringen die Träume von Glück, die man hier auf Zelluloid schreibt.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), appears in Hollywood-Elegien, no. 2
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), "Elegie V", from Fünf Elegien, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "In den Hügeln", from Die Hollywood-Elegien, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden", from Hollywooder Liederbuch, no. 25 [sung text checked 1 time]
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