Kurt Tucholsky

Augen in der Großstadt

Wenn du zur Arbeit gehst
am frühen Morgen,
wenn du am Bahnhof stehst
mit deinen Sorgen:
da zeigt die Stadt
dir asphaltglatt
im Menschentrichter
Millionen Gesichter:
Zwei fremde Augen, ein kurzer Blick,
die Braue, Pupillen, die Lider -
Was war das? vielleicht dein Lebensglück…
vorbei, verweht, nie wieder.

Du gehst dein Leben lang
auf tausend Straßen;
du siehst auf deinem Gang, die
dich vergaßen.
Ein Auge winkt,
die Seele klingt;
du hast’s gefunden,
nur für Sekunden…
Zwei fremde Augen, ein kurzer Blick,
die Braue, Pupillen, die Lider -
Was war das? Kein Mensch dreht die Zeit zurück…
Vorbei, verweht, nie wieder.

Kurt Tucholsky

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This poem by Tucholsky is a very beautiful expression of love that just occurs in a moment. You are left wondering what it could have been after seeing a pair of eyes, someone’s face in sea of million faces.

I hope that you can read it in German, I will add a translation at some stage.

The image is a punk interpretation of an author who was very tongue in cheek and very skilled in the use of words. He was a rebel and punk of the 1930’s.

Digital Works

‘Borrowing’ is based on a scanned image, that has been cropped and manipulated in colour and appearance. It is a play on a society in which we constantly borrow thoughts and where ideas occur on a collective basis.

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Illustrations

Federico Viola is a Melbourne based Graphic Artist and Illustrator. This site will feature some of his illustrations and will be updated on a regular basis.

October 2008