Let others speak of her shame, 
I speak of my own. 

O Germany, pale mother! 
How soiled you are 
As you sit among the peoples. 
You flaunt yourself 
Among the besmirched. 

The poorest of your sons 
Lies struck down. 
When his hunger was great. 
Your other sons 
Raised their hands against him. 
This is notorious. 

With their hands thus raised, 
Raised against their brother, 
They march insolently around you 
And laugh in your face. 
This is well known. 

In your house 
Lies are roared aloud. 
But the truth 
Must be silent. 
Is it so? 

Why do the oppressors praise you everywhere, 
The oppressed accuse you? 
The plundered 
Point to you with their fingers, but 
The plunderer praises the system 
That was invented in your house! 

Whereupon everyone sees you 
Hiding the hem of your mantle which is bloody 
With the blood 
Of your best sons. 

Hearing the harangues which echo from your house, 
men laugh. 
But whoever sees you reaches for a knife 
As at the approach of a robber. 

O Germany, pale mother! 
How have your sons arrayed you 
That you sit among the peoples 
A thing of scorn and fear! 

 
Laissé d'autres parler de sa honte, je parlent de mes propres. 

O Allemagne, mère pâle ! Comment te sali être comme tu t'assieds 
parmi les peuples. Tu t'affiches parmi souillé. 

Le plus pauvre de vos mensonges de fils a frappé vers le bas. Quand 
sa faim était grande. Vos autres fils ont soulevé leurs mains contre 
lui. C'est notoire. 

Leurs mains étant augmenté ainsi, augmenté contre leur frère, ils 
marchent avec insolence autour de toi et rient dans votre visage. 
C'est bien connu. 

Dans votre maison des mensonges sont hurlés à haute voix. Mais la 
vérité doit être silencieuse. Est-elle ainsi ? 

Pourquoi les oppresseurs te félicitent-ils partout, opprimé 
t'accusent-ils ? Le point pillé à toi avec leurs doigts, mais le 
pilleur félicite le système qui a été inventé dans votre maison ! 

Sur quoi chacun te voit cacher le bord de votre manteau qui est 
sanglant avec le sang de vos meilleurs fils. 

Entendant les harangues qui font écho de votre maison, les hommes 
rient. Mais celui qui voit que tu atteint pour un couteau comme à 
l'approche d'un voleur. 

O Allemagne, mère pâle ! Comment avoir vos fils t'ont rangé que tu 
t'assieds parmi les peuples que chose de A de dédaignent et crains ! 

 
Gelassen anderen von ihrer Schande sprechen, ich sprechen von meinen 
Selbst. 

O Deutschland, Lattenmutter! Wie beschmutzt Ihnen sein, wie Sie unter 
den Völkern sitzen. Sie flaunt unter beschmutzt. 

Das schlechteste Ihrer Söhne Lügen unten angeschlagen. Als sein 
Hunger groß war. Ihre anderen Söhne hoben ihre Hände gegen ihn an. 
Dieses ist notorisch. 

Mit ihren Händen folglich hob an, hob gegen ihren Bruder an, 
marschieren sie unverschämt um Sie und lachen in Ihrem Gesicht. 
Dieses ist weithin bekannt. 

In Ihrem Haus werden Lügen laut gebrüllt. Aber die Wahrheit muß 
leise sein. Ist sie so? 

Warum preisen die Unterdrücker Sie überall, unterdrückt 
beschuldigen Sie? Der geplünderte Punkt zu Ihnen mit ihren Fingern, 
aber der Plünderer preist das System, das in Ihrem Haus erfunden 
wurde! 

Worauf jeder Sie sieht, den Rand Ihres Umhangs zu verstecken, der mit 
dem Blut Ihrer besten Söhne blutig ist. 

Die Tiraden hörend, die von Ihrem Haus widerhallen, lachen Männer. 
Aber whoever sieht, daß Sie für ein Messer wie an der Annäherung 
eines Räubers erreichen. 

O Deutschland, Lattenmutter! Wie haben, kleideten Ihre Söhne Sie, 
daß Sie unter den Völkern sitzen A, das Sache von verachten und sich 
fürchten! 

 
Deixado outros falar de seu shame, mim falam do meus próprios. 

O Germany, mãe pálida! Como sujado lhe ser como você se senta entre 
os povos. Você flaunt entre besmirched. 

O mais pobre de suas mentiras dos filhos golpeou para baixo. Quando 
sua fome era grande. Seus outros filhos levantaram suas mãos de 
encontro a ele. Isto é notorious. 

Com suas mãos levantadas assim, levantado de encontro a seu irmão, 
marcham insolently em torno de você e riem em sua cara. Isto é 
sabido bem. 

Em sua casa as mentiras são rujidas alto. Mas a verdade deve ser 
silenciosa. É assim? 

Por que os oppressors o elogiam em toda parte, oppressed o acusam? O 
ponto pilhado a você com seus dedos, mas o plunderer elogia o sistema 
que foi inventado em sua casa! 

Whereupon todos o vê esconder o hem de seu mantle que é sangrento 
com o sangue de seus mais melhores filhos. 

Ouvindo os harangues que ecoam de sua casa, os homens riem. Mas quem 
quer que vê que você alcança para uma faca como na aproximação de 
um salteador. 

O Germany, mãe pálida! Como ter seus filhos puseram-no que você se 
senta entre os povos coisa de A que de scorn e se teme! 

 
Dejado otros hablar de su vergüenza, yo hablan mis el propios. 

¡O Alemania, madre pálida! Cómo le está manchado ser como usted se 
sienta entre la gente. Usted se hace alarde de entre besmirched. 

El más pobre de sus mentiras de los hijos pulsó abajo. Cuando su 
hambre era grande. Sus otros hijos levantaron sus manos contra él. 
Esto es notorio. 

Con sus manos levantadas así, levantado contra su hermano, marchan 
insolentemente alrededor de usted y ríen en su cara. Esto es bien 
sabido. 

En su casa las mentiras se rugen en voz alta. Pero la verdad debe ser 
silenciosa. ¿Está tan? 

¿Por qué los opresores le elogian por todas partes, opreso le acusan? 
¡El punto pillado a usted con sus dedos, pero el plunderer elogia el 
sistema que fue inventado en su casa! 

Con lo cual cada uno le ve el ocultar del dobladillo de su capa que 
sea sangrienta con la sangre de sus mejores hijos. 

Oyendo los harangues que repiten de su casa, los hombres ríen. Pero 
quienquiera ve que usted alcanza para un cuchillo como en el 
acercamiento de un ladrón. 

¡O Alemania, madre pálida! ¡Cómo tener sus hijos le pusieron en 
orden que usted se sienta entre la gente que cosa de A de desprecia y 
teme! 

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• Eirenae&#39;s blog: <b>O</b>, <b>Germany Pale mother</b> (1933) by eirenae (2013/01/21 06:10)

  ... it stood in the nearby Lustgarten, in front of the Old Museum. The poem below was written by the great Bertolt Brecht in 1933; Communist, German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. Bert Brecht's Poem. 'Let others speak of her shame, I speak of my own.' O Germany, pale mother! How soiled you are. As you sit among the peoples. You flaunt yourself. Among the besmirched. The poorest of your sons. Lies struck down. When his hunger was great.
• Beyond the Fourth Wall: Experiments in TV Drama: David Bowie in <b>...</b> by billysmart (2012/11/02 07:36)

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• Berlin Reflections – studioBERLIN by cschro (2012/07/19 09:57)

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• How Fortunate The Man With None <b>Poem Bertolt Brecht Poems</b> by love poems (2012/06/22 10:40)

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• TOM CLARK: <b>Bertolt Brecht</b>: The God <b>of</b> War (Der Kriegsgott) by TC (2012/01/13 07:58)

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• Voices Raised For Religious Tolerance in India and Pakistan <b>...</b> by Rudi Stettner (2011/10/03 18:52)

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  As both a woman and as a metaphor for her country's hardships, Helene is a figure of formidable misery. ''Germany Pale Mother,'' which takes its title from Bertolt Brecht's 1933 poem and which will be playing at the Public Theater for another ...
• Don&#39;t bash <b>Brecht</b> | Stage | The Guardian by Mark Ravenhill (2008/05/26 04:30)

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  In the Bedroom, 2001. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, 2001. "The Little Black Boy" The Horse's Mouth, 1958. Bradstreet, Anne. "To My Dear and Loving Husband" Le Divorce, 2003. Brecht, Bertolt. "Germany Pale Mother" Germany Pale Mother, 1980 ...
• Studying in Vienna? by tommyb (2006/05/20 12:51)

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• To Posterity <b>Poem Bertolt Brecht Poems</b> by love poems (2002/01/31 17:00)

  When to speak of trees is almost a crime / For it is a kind of silence about injustice! / And he who walks calmly across the street, / Is he not out of reach of his friends / In trouble? / It is true: I earn my living / But, believe me, it is only an accident.
• What Has Happened? <b>Poem Bertolt Brecht Poems</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  The industrialist is having his aeroplane serviced. / The priest is wondering what he said in his sermon eight weeks ago / about tithes. / The generals are putting on civvies and looking like bank clerks. / Public officials are getting friendly.

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