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Fairytale Of Affluence And Need

from Dreams And Nightmares by Jan Hauenstein

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German poem Adolf Glaßbrenner (1810-1876), translated into English and music JH.

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A Fairytale Of Affluence And Need German lyrics Adolf Glaßbrenner (1810-1876), English lyrics and music J.H.

(Am) There once were brother and (Bb)sister,
(Am)Affluence and (E)Need.
He (Am)reveled in a thousand (Bb)pleasures,
(Am)Stale bread was (E)all(E7) she´d (Am)eat.
(C) (G) (F) (Am) (F) (Am) (G) (Am)

The sister served her (Bb)brother
Many (Am)long and weary (E)years,
(Am)He was not moved by her (Bb)sorrow
Nor (Am)swayed by her (E) bit(E7)ter (Am)tears.
(Dm) (Am) (E) (Am) (Dm) (Am) (E) (Am)

He cursed her and kicked her and (Bb)beat her
Till (Am)she was on her (E)knees,
She (Am)fell on her face and she (Bb)pleaded,
‘Oh (Am)Lord, won´t you (E)help (E7)me, (Am)please?’
(C) (G) (F) (Am) (F) (Am) (G) (Am)

And this is the end of the (Bb)story
Of (Am)caviar and stale (E)bread,
(Am)One bright and early (Bb)morning
The (Am)brother (E)lay (E7)there, (Am)(hold) dead.

Goettingen, Thursday, 21 May 2014

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Das Märchen vom Reichtum und der Not Adolf Glaßbrenner

Es war einmal Bruder und Schwester:
Der Reichtum und die Not.
Er schwelgte in tausend Genüssen,
sie hatte kaum trocken Brot.

Die Schwester diente beim Bruder
viel hundert Jahre lang;
ihn rührt' es nicht, wenn sie weinte,
noch wenn sie ihr Leiden besang.

Er fluchte und trat sie mit Füßen,
er schlug ihr ins sanfte Gesicht;
sie fiel auf die Erde und flehte:
Hilfst du, o Gott! mir nicht?

Das ist das Ende vom Liede
vom Reichtum und von der Not:
An einem schönen Morgen
schlug sie ihren Bruder tot.

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from Dreams And Nightmares, released October 20, 2014

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

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