Die Vögel [English translation]

a young partridge flew quickly into the wall, because it was stupid

the birdie was indeed an idiot – it's such a pity, now it's dead

...& that wall's so red with blood

a screech owl who came once from the psychiatrist for shock, flew into the ventilator

& was from then on never seen again – the forester asks: what's happened

...& stops frustratedly on the edge of the woods

the forester has declared it to us

that the birdies are stupid

a rooster, he didn't fly, no, he recently walked under a mercedes

the car killed him – the driver only gently laughed

... & thought of a fricassee

whether a chicken, whether a swan – whether a thrush, whether a rooster

every bird in the world does as it likes

every tit, every pigeon – every duck, every sparrow

in the trees, on the benches – in the middle of the square