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Brechtsong

from The Something More by hil bichovsky

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Setting of poem by Berthold Brecht, Die Wolke, The Cloud. Written when I was 15. Played in my Gran's posh front room in Penzance, after school. Produced by Janet Wolstenholme.

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(This is the words from memory - and my translation - apologies for inaccuracies. It is a wonderful poem)

An jenem Tag, in blauen Mond September/ on that day, in the new moon of September
Still unter einem jungen Pflaumenbaum/ quietly, under a plum tree
Da hielt ich sie, die stille bleiche liebe/ I held her, the quiet pale beloved
In meinem arm vie einen holden Traum/ in my arms like a brave dream
Und uber uns im schonen Sommerhimmel/ and over us in the beautiful summer sky
War eine Wolke die ich lange sah/ was a cloud I watched for a long time
Sie war sehr Weiss und ungeheuer oben/ it was very white and absolutely huge
Und als ich aufsah war sie nimmer da/ and when I looked up it was gone

Seit jenem Tag sind viele viele Monde/ since that day, many many moons
Geschwommen still hinunter und vorbie/ have swum under and past us
Die Pflaumen baume sind wohl abgehauen/ the plum trees are probably cut down now
Und fragst du mich was mit der liebe sei/ and you say to me how is my love life
so sag ich dir, ich kann mich nicht errinern/ I say to you I can't really remember
Und doch gewiss, Ich Weiss schon was du meinst/ and yet I do know what you mean
Doch ihr gesich dass Weiss ich wirklich nimmer/ but her face - I really wouldn't know it.
Ich Weiss nur mehr ich kusste es dereinst/ all I know is, I kissed it then

Und auch den Kuss, ihn hatt' ich langst vergessen/and I would have forgotten the kiss as well
Wenn nicht die wolke da gewesen war/ if the cloud hadn't been there
Die Weiss ich noch und werd ich immer wissen/ that I would still recongise and will never forget.
Sie war sehr weiss und kam von oben her/ it was very white and came out of the heavens.
Die Pflaumenbaume sind wohl abgehauen/perhaps the plum trees still bloom
Und jede Frau hat jetzt veilleicht dass siebte Kind/ perhaps that woman now has her seventh child.
Doch jede Wolke bluhte nur Minuten/ It 's true: each cloud flowers only for a moment.
Und als ich aufsah schwand sie schon im Wind/ when I looked up it was gone..

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from The Something More, released July 7, 2007
melody: hil bichovsky, recorded by janet wolstenholme

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hil bichovsky Manchester, UK

singer songwriter of more than thirty years. originally from Penzance, now in Manchester. played at various venues over the years. lucky to have recorded two (and be recording third) albums with Janet Wolstenholme. Since July 2014 in new combo, the mintcakes, with Alan Budd, also part of Christine Johnson and the Lerts. ... more

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