Text & Translation
Unser Feind ist, großer Gott
German source:
Alfred Kerr
Wie der Brite so der Schott.
Manchen hat er unentwegt
Auf das Streckbett hingelegt.
Täglich wird er kecker—
O du Strecker!
Our enemy, good God
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
As much as the Briton.
Many a man he’s stretched on the rack,
Many a time and oft;
Each day he grows bolder—
O you torturer!
Unser Feind ist, großer Gott
German source:
Alfred Kerr
Our enemy, good God
English source:
Richard Stokes
Unser Feind ist, grosser Gott,
The Scot, good God, is our foe
Wie der Brite so der Schott.
As much as the Briton.
Manchen hat er unentwegt
Many a man he’s stretched on the rack,
Auf das Streckbett hingelegt.
Many a time and oft;
Täglich wird er kecker—
Each day he grows bolder—
O du Strecker!
O you torturer!
Composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems. Read more here.
