After Hollywood. Germany, 1950 —
In Hollywood, 1940 —
Allegretto
I saw ma - ny friends and the
friend I lov - ed most a - mong them help - less - ly sunk in - to the
And a drown - ing was not o - ver
in a sin - gle morn - ing.
This made it more ter - ri - ble. And — the —
mem - o - ry of — our — long — talks — a - bout — the
swamp — which al - rea - dy held so — ma - ny —
pow - er - less. Now I — watched him lean - ing back —
co - vered with leech - es in — the shim - mering soft - ly
mov - ing slime — u - pon the
sink - ing face the
ghast - ly bliss - ful
smile. —
(A Hollywood Elegy.
by Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht.)
(Hollywood or Bust,
Frank Tashlin)
Frank Tashlin)
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