Name: Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)
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Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)

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Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Kurt Weill

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Text by Bertolt Brecht

Meine Herren, meine Mutter prägte
Auf mich einst ein schlimmes Wort:
Ich würde enden im Schauhaus
Oder an einem noch schlimmern Ort.
Ja, so ein Wort, das ist leicht gesagt,
Aber ich sage euch: Daraus wird nichts!
Das könnt ihr nicht machen mit mir!
Was aus mir noch wird, das werdet ihr schon sehen!
Ein Mensch ist kein Tier!

Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man
Es deckt einen da keiner zu
Und wenn einer tritt, dann bin ich es
Und wird einer getreten, dann bist's du.

Meine Herren, mein Freund, der sagte
Mir damals ins Gesicht:
"Das Größte auf Erden ist Liebe"
Und "An morgen denkt man da nicht."
Ja, Liebe, das ist leicht gesagt:
Aber wenn man täglich älter wird
Da wird nicht nach Liebe gefragt
Da muß man seine kurze Zeit benützen
Ein Mensch ist kein Tier!

Denn wie man sich bettet, so liegt man.....

Gentlemen, my mother said to me some very terrible words:
I would end up in the theater
Or in an even worse place.
Yes, something like that is easily said,
But I tell you: it won’t come true!
You can’t do that to me!
What will become of me, you’ll see!
A person is not an animal!

Because as you make your bed, so must you lie in it
Nobody tucks you in
And if somebody’s kicking, it’s me
And if someone’s being kicked, it’s you.

Gentlemen, my boyfriend, he said
To me once to my face:
“The greatest thing on earth is love”
And “one doesn't think in the morning”
Yes, “Love” is a word easily said:
But as one gets older every day
Love isn't asked for
You have to use the short time you’re given
A person is not an animal!

Because as you make your bed, so must you lie in it…

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from Music of Kurt Weill, released April 1, 2013

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Norma and Richard Mayer Monterey

Norma and Richard Mayer play a fiery brand of chamber music not often associated with their rare musical blend - music for unaccompanied voice and flute. Their operatic arrangements have been acclaimed as a groundbreaking direction in modern music.

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