Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
Music: Kurt Weill
LUST
Anna I
Then we met a wealthy man in Boston.
And he paid her a lot because he loved her.
But I had to keep a watch on Anna
who was too loving, but she loved another.
And she paid him a lot. Because she loved him.
So I said: âCheat the man who protects you
and youâve lost half your value then.
He may pay even though he suspects you.
But he wonât pay time and time again.
You can have your fun with money
when youâve no provider you must face.
But for girls like us, itâs not funny,
if we even once dare forget our place.â
âDonât try to sit between two stools,â I then told her.
And I went to see her young man
and said: âIf youâre kind you wonât hold her,
for this love will be your sweetheartâs bitter end.
Girls can have their fun with money
when the money is their own to give.
But for girls like us itâs not funny,
if we even once forget the way we live.â
But alas, I saw Fernando quite often.
There was nothing going on (naturally!).
Until Anna found out and sadly,
blamed the whole affair on me.
Family
O Lord, look down upon our daughter,
show her the way that leads the good to Thy reward.
Incline her heart to observe all Thy commandments,
that her works on earth may prosper.
Anna I
Now she shows off her little round white backside,
worth twice a little Texas motel.
And for nothing the nightclub can stare at Anna,
as though sheâd nothing to sell.
Thatâs why most girls donât get rich
for they go wrong when they forget their place.
Youâre not free to buy what you long for
when youâve got a good provider you must face.
Family
Who fights the Good Fight and all Self subdues,
wins the Palm, gains the Crown.
Anna I
It wasnât easy putting that in order:
saying goodbye to young Fernando.
Then back to Edward to apologize.
Then the endless nights I heard my sister sobbing
bitterly and repeating:
Anna II
Itâs right like this, Anna, but so hard!