Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib [poem]

Lyrics written by: Bertolt Brecht
Language: German
Comments: "Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib" is a poem from the theatre drama "Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg". This work was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1943, while in exile in California and is a retelling of the 1923 novel "The Good Soldier Švejk" by Jaroslav Hašek. The poem became famous outside the context of the play and was set to music by various composers.
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Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib [poem] written by Bertolt Brecht German
- Was bekam des Soldaten Weib written by Kurt Weill German 1942
  - Ballade of the Soldier's Wife written by Bertolt Brecht English
  - Ballad of the Soldier's Wife written by Eric Saltzman English
- Was bekam des Soldaten Weib [Eisler] written by Hanns Eisler German 1962
  - Hvad fik soldaterkonen sendt written by Kai Hoffmann Danish
  - And What Did She Get, That Soldiers Wife? written by Eric Bentley English 1964
  - The Song of the Nazi Soldier's Wife written by John Willett English
  - Laulu sotilaan vaimosta written by Elvi Sinervo Finnish 1970
  - Το τραγούδι της γυναίκας του Ναζίστα φαντάρου written by Παύλος Μάτεσης Greek, Modern (1453-) 1979
  - Soldathustruns sång written by [Unknown] Swedish