Bertolt Brecht Quote

Events cast long shadows before.
One such event would be a war.
But how are shadows to be seen
When total darkness fills the screen?


"Alphabet" [Alfabet] from "Five Children's Songs" (1934), trans. John Willett in Poems, 1913-1956, p. 239 - Poems, 1913-1956 (1976)


Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen When total darkness fills the screen?

Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen When total darkness fills the screen?

Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen When total darkness fills the screen?

Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen When total darkness fills the screen?