It means down to the chickens (a bas (french) and nieder (German) are approx
the same)
Regards
Walter Delabar
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Dear colleagues,
I need help with the late Benn poem "Destille" (I, stanza 6)
"vorbei, à bas und nieder
die große Konfession
à bas ins Hühnergefieder
konformer Konvention -"
Could anyone tell me what the "à bas ins Hühnergefieder" means and if it is
a quote?
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