Bertolt Brecht Earth Poems
- 1. My Young Son Asks Me
My young son asks me: Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me: Must I learn French?
... - 2. 1940
My young son asks me: Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me: Must I learn French?
... - 3. When I'd Reported To The Couple, Thus
The Augsburger walks with Dante through the hell of the departed. He addresses the inconsolable and reports to them that on earth some things have changed.
When I'd reported to the couple, thus
That up there no one murders now for gain
... - 4. I'm Not Saying Anything Against Alexander
Timur, I hear, took the trouble to conquer the earth.
I don't understand him.
With a bit of hard liquor you can forget the earth.
... - 5. From A German War Primer
AMONGST THE HIGHLY PLACED
It is considered low to talk about food.
The fact is: they have
Already eaten.
... - 6. To Those Born After
I
To the cities I came in a time of disorder
That was ruled by hunger.
... - 7. To Posterity
1.
Indeed I live in the dark ages!
A guileless word is an absurdity. A smooth forehead betokens
... - 8. My Young Son Asks Me...
My young son asks me: Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about all you'll end up with.
My young son asks me: Must I learn French?
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