Grabschrift 1919

Bertolt Brecht

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Original	La versione degli Environs di Stefano Giaccone e Lalli, risalente...
GRABSCHRIFT 1919	EPITAPH 1919

Die rote Rosa nun auch verschwand.	red rosa also it seems has gone
Wo sie liegt, ist unbekannt.	she is dead and where she now lies is quite unknown
Weil sie den Armen die Wahrheit gesagt	she told the poor the truth with such persistence
Haben die Reichen sie aus der Welt gejagt.	the rich removed her from this existence

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