A three-dimensional insert accompanied by some coordinates «20x, 09y, 11z» to commemorate an Anniversary Year … (a springtime view) …
«East & West», cherry blossom, cherry trees as a present from Japanese citizen in 1993, Bornholmer Strasse, Berlin, 2009
Former border strip, Mauerpark Berlin, 2009
There was an «anti-Fascist protective rampart», wasn’t it?
Former border strip, Schwedter Strasse, Berlin, 2009
Former border strip, Schwedter Strasse, Berlin, 2009
Former border strip, Mauerpark Berlin, 2009
Bösebrücke/Bornholmer Bridge, this is where the Berlin Wall started to fall, on the 9th of November 1989
Der Kirschdieb
An einem frühen Morgen, lange vor Hahnenschrei
Wurde ich geweckt durch ein Pfeifen und ging zum Fenster.
View to Berlin TV Tower, former border strip, Norwegerstrasse, Berlin, 2009
Auf meinem Kirschbaum, Dämmerung füllte den Garten
Saß ein junger Mann mit geflickter Hose
Und pflückte lustig meine Kirschen. Mich sehend
Stickers on VW, Berlin-Weissensee, Easter 2009
Nickte er mir zu, mit beiden Händen
Holte er die Kirschen von den Zweigen in seine Taschen.
The Cherry Thief ..., mural painting, Berliner Allee, Berlin-Weisssensee, 2009
Noch eine ganze Zeitlang, als ich wieder in meiner Bettstatt lag
Hörte ich ihn sein lustiges kleines Lied pfeifen.
Bert Brecht (1938), «Der Kirschdieb» song [ standfort.edu, mp3 ]
Allotments, Freies Land E.V., Berlin-Weissensee, 2009
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The East German government claimed that the Wall was an “anti-Fascist protective rampart” (“antifaschistischer Schutzwall”) intended to dissuade aggression from the West. [ wikipedia ]
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In the evening of November 9, 1989 thousands of East Berliners and GDR citizens assembled at the Bösebridge/Bornholmer Bridge demanding entry to West Berlin. At 9.20 p.m. local guards were the first to open the checkpoint and allow people passing through freely to West Berlin, where they were greeted enthusiastically. The event marked the commencement of the fall of the Berlin Wall. [ wikipedia ]
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Mauerpark is a public park in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district. The name translates to “Wall Park,” referring to its status as a former part of the Berlin Wall and death strip. The park is located on the border between Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding.
[ wikipedia ]
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Bertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht; 10 February 1898–14 August 1956) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.
[ wikipedia ]
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Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 – September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian composer. [ wikipedia ]
«Der Kirschdieb» song [ standfort.edu, mp3 ]
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Der Kirschdieb, Deutschlandfunk [ dlf ]
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Photos by [ dewil.ch ] (cc) Easter 2009
