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by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

Das Lied von der harten Nuß
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wer will einen großen Mann hab'n,
Der braucht eine harte Nuß,
Weil er einen großen Mann eb'n
Mit seiner Nuß aushalten muß.
Denn die Nuß des kleines Mannes
Ist dem Großen ein Genuß,
Was der kleine Mann dann eben
Mit der Nuß aushalten muß.

Nur da nicht weich werd'n,
Um Gotteswillen nicht weich werd'n,
Nur immer ruhig 'reingehauen auf die Nuß.
So 'n kleiner Mann macht nämlich immer so 'n Theater
Nur nicht kümmern, Mann,
Du bist doch nicht sein Vater.
Nur jetzt nicht weich werd'n,
Um Gotteswillen nicht weich werd'n,
Nur keine Noblesse, sondern eine in die Fresse,
Immer eine in die Fresse.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), appears in Happy End [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 Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), "Das Lied von der harten Nuß", from musical Happy End [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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