Die Häuser sollen nicht brennen. Bomber sollt man nicht kennen. Die Nacht soll für den Schlaf sein. Leben soll keine Straf sein. Die Mütter sollen nicht weinen. Keiner soll müssen töten einen. Alle sollen was bauen. Da kann man allen trauen. Die Jungen sollen' s erreichen. Die Alten desgleichen. Was gehört zum Krieg, was zum Frieden ?
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Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Bitten der Kinder", from Herrnburger Bericht [sung text checked 1 time]
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