Fragen

Bertolt Brecht 1898 (Augsburg) – 1956 (East Berlin)



Schreib mir, was du anhast! Ist es warm?
Schreib mir, wie du liegst! Liegst du auch weich?
Schreib mir, wie du aussiehst! Ist´s noch gleich?
Schreib mir, was dir fehlt! Ist es mein Arm?

Schreib mir, wie´s dir geht! Verschont man dich?
Schreib mir, was sie treiben! Reicht dein Mut?
Schreib mir, was du tust! Ist es auch gut?
Schreib mir, woran denkst du? Bin es ich?

Freilich hab ich dir nur meine Fragen!
Und die Antwort hör ich, wie sie fällt!
Wenn du müd bist, kann ich dir nichts tragen.

Hungerst du, hab ich dir nichts zu Essen.
Und so bin ich grad wie aus der Welt
Nicht mehr da, als hätt ich dich vergessen.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAX ABBX CBC CBC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 628
Words 118
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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