Wir waren miteinander nicht befreundet Doch haben wir einander beigewohnt. Als wir einander in den Armen lagen Warn wir einander fremder als der Mond. Und träfen wir uns heute auf dem Markte Wir könnten uns um ein paar Fische schlagen: Wir waren miteinander nicht befreundet Als wir einander in den Armen lagen.
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Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Kurt Schwaen (1909 - 2007), "Liebeslied aus einer schlechten Zeit", 1954 [sung text not yet checked]
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