by Colonel Sun » Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:41 am
Continuing with 20th century opera: Die Dreigroschenoper - The Threepenny Opera.
Die Moritat von Mackier Messer [The Ballad of Mack the Knife] ~ Kurt Weill and Bertholdt Brecht [Perfomance. Lotte Lenya]
Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne,
Und die trägt er im Gesicht.
Und Macheath, der hat ein Messer,
Doch das Messer sieht man nicht.
Though the shark's teeth may be lethal
Still you see them white and red
But you won't see Mackie's flick knife
Cause he slashed you and you're dead
~ Translation - Robert David MacDonald and Jeremy Sams [1994]
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Colonel Sun on Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
Never criticize anyone until you've walked several kilometres in their shoes.
Because
1. You're now several kilometres away; and
2. You've got their shoes.