Ballade von der Judenhure Marie Sanders
Bertolt Brecht| Versione inglese di Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, dall'album... | |
| BALLAD OF THE "JEWISH WHORE" MARIE SANDERS They passed a law in Nuremberg That made many a woman cry Who lay in bed with the wrong man. "The flesh is pounding in the suburbs. The drums are sounding mightily. God above, if they were planning something, It would be tonight." Marie Sanders, your lover's hair is too black. Better not tend to him As you did yesterday. "The flesh is pounding in the suburbs. The drums are sounding mightily. God above, if they were planning something, It would be tonight." Mother, give me the key It's not as bad as it seems. The moon is yet unchanged. "The flesh is pounding in the suburbs. The drums are sounding mightily. God above, if they were planning something, It would be tonight." One early morning, around nine She rode through the town In only a shirt, a sign around her neck, her head shorn The alley shook with laughter. Her glance was cold. "The flesh is pounding in the suburbs. Streicher* speaks tonight. Almighty God, if they would listen, They would know what is being done to us." | BALLAD OF THE JEWS' WHORE MARIE SANDERS In Nuremberg they passed down a law. It's causing many girls to cry Who with the wrong man have been laying. The flesh runs out to the edge of town. The drums are pounding with might. God in Heaven, if they're bringing something down It’ll be tonight Marie Sanders, now your lover is too dark of hair Better you are no more today what yesterday you were to him Mother, give me the keychain, it could not be quite so bad, The moon's the same as ever One early morn at nine in her shirt she rode through town, Round her neck a sign, her hair was shaven, The streets were jeering, her stare was cold The flesh runs out to the edge of town, & Streicher speaks out tonight. Oh my God, if we could really hear the sound, We would know what they’re doing to us. |
* Julius Streicher was one of Germany's most notorious anti-Semites, editor of Der Stürmer (Nazi newspaper), and Nazi district leader of the province of Franconia. He was sentenced to death in the Nuremberg process and hanged.