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composer/group:
Weill, Kurt
title:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat vom Mackie Messer
category:
Classical
lyrics or other text:
Original German text by Bertolt Brecht:
Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne,
Und die trägt er im Gesicht.
Und Macheath, der hat ein Messer,
Doch das Messer sieht man nicht.
English translation (entitled Mack The Knife) by Marc Blitzstein:
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth dear,
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack-knife has Macheath dear
And he keeps it out of sight.
