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Die Därme wälzen sich im Kampfe; es zuckt der Leib im Magenkrampfe: die Welt ist schlecht, - die Welt ist schlecht. Daß die der Herr im Zorn zerstampfe! Daß sie verpuffe und verdampfe! - So wär' es recht! - So wär' es recht! Angst ist das Leben und Beschwerde; der Mensch, er sitzt am Schmerzensherde im Weltenbauch, - im Weltenbauch. In qualzerrissener Gebärde krümmt sich der Bauch der Welt, der Erde, - und meiner auch. - Und meiner auch.
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The bowels writhe about in battle; The body twitches in stomach cramps: The world is horrid, -- the world is horrid. It is as if God trampled about in wrath! That the world might fizzle and disappear! - Oh would it be! -- Oh would it be! Fear is our life and its infirmity; Man, he sits in the center of pains In the world's belly, - in the world's belly. In torment-torn gestures Does the world's belly double over, the earth, - And mine too. -- And mine too!
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