PJ Harvey : Ballad of the soldier’s wife - lyrics - Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht

See also : PJ Harvey : “Hook“, Live : *** Soldier’s wife, in a brilliant sequence shot - Lyrics : “ What was sent to the soldier’s wife From the ancient city of Prague From Prague came a pair of high-heeled shoes With a kiss or two came the high-heeled shoes From the ancient city of Prague What was sent to the soldier’s wife From Oslo, over the sound From Oslo there came a collar of fur How appeases her, little collar of fur From Oslo, over the sound What was sent to the soldier’s wife From the wealth of Amsterdam From Amsterdam He got her a hat She looked sweet in that In a little dutch hat From the wealth of Amsterdam What was sent to the soldier’s wife From Brussels in Belgium land From Brussels he sent her laces so rare To have and to wear Oh those laces so rare From Brussels in Belgium land What was sent to the soldier’s wife From Paris, city of light In Paris he got her a silken gown T’was end in town Oh silken gown From Paris, city of light What was sent to the soldier’s wife From the south from Bucharest From Bucharest He sent her his shirt Embroidered and pert That Rumanian shirt From the south of Bucharest What was sent to the soldier’s wife From far-off Russian land From Russia there came Just a widow’s veil A death to be wed In her widows veil From the far-off Russian land “ PJ Harvey sings Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s “Ballad of the soldier’s wife“ Brecht, Weill : Ballade von der Frau des Soldaten, PJ Harvey, Ballade de la femme du soldat. PJ Harvey : Ballad of the soldier’s wife, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, September songs : the music of Kurt Weill, Larry Weinstein Brecht, Weill : Ballade der Frau des Soldaten PJ Harvey : Rid of me, 1993 : “Rid of Me“ 4:28, “Missed“ 4:25, “Legs“ 3:40, “Rub ’til It Bleeds“ 5:03, PJ Harvey, “Hook“ 3:57, “Man-Size Sextet“ 2:18, Highway 61 revisited (Bob Dylan) -“50ft Queenie“ 2:23, PJ Harvey, “Yuri-G“ 3:28, “Man-Size“ 3:16, “Dry“ 3:23, “Me-Jane“ 2:42, “Snake“ 1:36, “Ecstasy“ 4:26 - Down by the water PJ Harvey : “To bring you my love“, 1995 : “To Bring You My Love“ - “Meet ze Monsta“ - “Working for the Man“ - “C’mon Billy“ - “Teclo“ - “Long Snake Moan“ 5:17 PJ Harvey, “Down by the Water“ - “I Think I’m a Mother“ - “Send His Love to Me“ PJ Harvey : “The Dancer“ PJ Harvey : B-Sides : The Falling - The Phone Song - Bows & Arrows Angel Stone Who the F*** (4-tracks demo version) B-Sides CD 2 : “Reeling“ - “Daddy“ - “Lying in the Sun“ PJ Harvey, “Somebody’s Down, Somebody’s Name“ - “Darling Be There“ - “Maniac“ - “One Time Too Many“ - 2:52 - “Harder“ - “Goodnight“. PJ Harvey : Is this desire ?, 1998 : “Angelene“ “The Sky Lit Up“ “The Wind“ “My Beautiful Leah“ “A Perfect Day Elise“ PJ Harvey, “Catherine“ “Electric Light“ “The Garden“ “Joy“ “The River“ “No Girl So Sweet“ “Is This Desire?“ PJ Harvey : “Stories from the cities, Stories from the sea“, 2000 : “Big Exit“ - “Good Fortune“ - “A Place Called Home“ PJ Harvey, “One Line“ - “Beautiful Feeling“ - “The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore“ - “This Mess We’re In“ (featuring Thom Yorke) - “You Said Something“ - “Kamikaze“ - “This Is Love“ - “Horses in My Dreams“ - “We Float“ - “This Wicked Tongue“ (UK & Japan bonus track) PJ Harvey : Uh Huh Her, 2004 : “Shame“ “The Life & Death of Mr. Badmouth“ “Who the Fuck?“ “Pocket Knife“ “The Letter“ “The Slow Drug“ “No Child of Mine“ “Cat on the Wall“ PJ Harvey, “You Come Through“ “It’s You“ “The End“ “The Desperate Kingdom of Love“ Untitled (“Seagulls“) PJ Harvey : “The Darker Days of Me & Him“. PJ Harvey : White chalk, 2007 : “The Devil“ “Dear Darkness“ “Grow Grow Grow“ “When Under Ether“ PJ Harvey, “White Chalk“ “Broken Harp“ “Silence“ “To Talk to You“ “The Piano“ “Before Departure“ “The Mountain“ PJ Harvey, John Parish, A woman a man walked by , 2009 : “Black Hearted Love“ “Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen“ PJ Harvey, John Parish, “Leaving California“ “The Chair“ “April“ “A Woman a Man Walked By/The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children Go“ “The Soldier“ “Pig Will Not“ “Passionless, Pointless“ “Cracks in the Canvas“ PJ Harvey : Let’s England shake PJ Harvey, John Parish - Cat on the wall - Losing ground - That was my veil - White chalk - Dear darkness - When under ether - Broken harp - To talk to you - The piano - The mountain - Silence - John Parish - Dancehall at Louse Point - Civil War correspondent - The book of life - PJ Harvey - Satisfaction - Mike Harvey - Nick Cave - Henri Lee - Where the wild roses grow - Rob Ellis - PJ Harvey in The darker days of me and him, the darker days of me & him, PJ Harvey, Tricky, Broken homes, PJ Harvey, Björk, Satisfaction PJ Harvey, Brecht, ballad of the soldier’s wife - Weill, Balade de la femme du soldat. - PJ Harvey, Youtube - PJ Harvey, You Tube