I never loved you more, ma soeur
Than as I walked away from you that evening.
The forest swallowed me, the blue forest, ma soeur
The blue forest and above it pale stars in the west.
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The poem makes most sense as an autobiographical statement.'Ma soeur' stands for Germany, which Brecht left because of the Nazis whom he failed to take seriously until it was too late.The romantic eve of departure was followed by the hungry cries of the vultures of war.
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The poem makes most sense as an autobiographical statement.'Ma soeur' stands for Germany, which Brecht left because of the Nazis whom he failed to take seriously until it was too late.The romantic eve of departure was followed by the hungry cries of the vultures of war.