Wir lagen vor Madagaskar [German naval song][+English translation]
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Wir lagen vor Madagaskar
Und hatten die Pest an Bord
In den Kesseln, da faulte das Wasser
Und täglich ging einer über Bord
Ahoi, Kameraden, ahoi, ahoi!
Leb wohl, kleines Mädel, leb wohl, leb wohl!
Ja, wenn das Schifferklavier an Bord ertönt
Dann sind die Matrosen so still, ja so still
Weil ein jeder nach seiner Heimat sich sehnt
Die er gerne einmal wiedersehen will
Wir lagen schon vierzehn Tage
Kein Wind durch die Segeln uns pfiff
Der Durst war die größte Plage
Da liefen wir auf ein Riff
Ahoi, Kameraden, ahoi, ahoi!…
Der lange Hein war der erste
Er soff von dem faulen Naß
Die Pest gab ihm das Letzte
Und wir ihm ein Seemannsgrab
Ahoi, Kameraden, ahoi, ahoi!…
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Song: Sounds happy.
Actual meaning: *LIFE IS PAIN!!!*
Behold,
The description of me!
the song in a nutshell: *FML*
It became heaven when they occupied norway and france
@@lefrenchaudir188 no, Tirpitz was stuck in Norway in the cold for years
that seems to be the German experience from the last 150 years, unfortunately.
As an American sailor who drank with German sailors, THIS is the ultimate sea shanty: missing home and the girl, and death at sea; with a catchy tune. Sehr gut.
Thank You Sir!
@@peterkoch4746 Best greetings from Eckernförde.
Hummel, Hummel - Mors, Mors
Liebe Grüße aus Wilhelmshaven! Kamerad!
Ja, sehr gut.
Bruder - Brother
Das ist eines der vielen Dinge, die ich an diesen Menschen der älteren Generation bewundere. Egal was ihnen widerfuhr, sie hatten immer noch einen Grund zu singen.
Zusammenhalt wird dadurch gestärkt, anders könnte man Kriege ect nicht Durchhalten.
they had a cross to bear, as do we, but they knew that not only did they have to bear it but they knew that actively going about it would relieve them of their potential pain and lead them to a better place, literally or metaphorically.
"Captain, a German cruiser has been spotted. Should we fire?"
"Just wait, I want to let them finish their song first"
*No no, let them finish their song*
"And on that day, the former enemy fleets started singing together, no battle was fought. At the end of the day, the war was over, and the two enemy countries became the best allies, working together, for a peaceful world..."
Until the captaib relizes that the germans keep on singing, even during an attack!
The allies feared us, like we sing these cheerful songs, while our comrades drop down left and right, and the still keep on singing.
Just imagine, it is intimidating
@@vincentabraham5345 I doubt anyone would be able to hear their singing in the midst of a chaotic battle.
@@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp No no, he has a point.
I am a non-German, I was singing the song happily until I saw the English lyrics and thought,
Wow, that's a cheerful song for a song that tells a story about a plague and dead people.
We call that Galgenhumor.
@@Emigdiosback yes
German humour is no laughing matter.
Gallows humour.
It cheers me up in the darkest of times.
Which, come to think of it, is when I need the cheering up the most.
@@dr.ludwig du bust duetsch?
Dieses Lied kannte ich schon als Kind und jetzt bin ich über 80 und finde es noch immer schön
Ich finde es auch sehr schön, auch wenn es ein bisschen traurig ist
Genau so solltes es sein ! Grüße aus Franken
Allied navy songs: Kill the enemy!
German navy songs: Ahoy, Comrade Ahoy ahoy
The inspiration of this song was a Russian ship who exercised the besunged tragedy - the story made it around the wold. The song is to keep the mood up amog the German merchant sailors - despite the bad news. Early propaganda....
The German phrase for this i this song is "Galgenhumor".
@@Rick2010100 Thanks Rick, higher knowledge from your part ,, Salute !!
@@Rick2010100 galgenhumor is important since they try to kill the population
Yes
Ahoy, Kamerad Genosse Stalin !
Right!
Damals immer im Studentenwohnheim gesungen. An Wochenenden haben wir oft kleine Feten im Wohnzimmer veranstaltet und oft dieses Lied gesungen, als der Alkoholpegel steigte.
Wir waren Leute aus der Schweiz, Italien, China, Hong Kong, Indien, dem Kongo, Ghana, dem Iran und Deutschland. War eine geile Zeit😂
das hört sich so fcking schön an man..
Steiles Wohnheim.
Das haben wir im Segelverein bei uns gesungen.
Ich kriege jetzt schon Gänsehaut davon, weil ich mir das Bildlich vorstelle, das war bestimmt sehr schön😍
Teacher: Todays Field Trip.... Madagascar.
Girls: omg I can't wait to see all the animals there!
The boys and that one German Exchange Student:
So you all died of the plague?
@@astrolinn I SUPPOSE
that was a nice uno reverse
@@astrolinn Yes.
@@astrolinn yes
Sehr melancholiches Lied
wo einst die tapferen Krieger herstammten
Lebwohl Kameraden u. gute Reise
Moral of the story: Germans have infinitely high morale
Love Germany from Sweden 🇩🇪❤️🇸🇪
They had.
@@yannisdrescher9975 Yes we had ... but I have still
HAVE. Enough with these self defeatist attitudes, yannis.@@yannisdrescher9975
Meine Oma hat mir als kleines Mädchen dieses Lied vorgesungen. Ich habe mich sehr gefreut, es wieder einmal anzuhören. Vielen Dank dafür 🥰 und die Kommentare hier sind ja auch mega, so viel Liebe 🌸💛 meine Oma hätte sich gefreut.
when u r happy u enjoy the song, when ur sad u understand the lyrics. such a fitting quote
Yes, too true.
Das Lied haben wir bei der deutschen Marine sehr oft gesungen.
Oh mein Gott, meine Mutter hat mir das immer vorgesungen, als ich klein war, danke, dass du das hier gepostet hast
Fun fact: in german icehockey stadiums the refrain will be sung by fans when some players are fighting each other. With a slightly different lyric. Instead of "Ahoi Kameraden" they are singing " haut drauf kameraden" ( beat him/them comrades)
I'm not certain whether to be laughing amused or to feel something lol
As German I can confirm that’s what we do whenever we go on a boat
Jolly German sailor's song: "We were becalmed for two weeks , and we lost a man a day to the plague..."
Jolly Irish sailor's song: ""...then we all got the measles, a fog blew in and the dog drowned..."
Jolly English sailor's song "...and then we all ate each other!"
Wieder ein tolles Video!
Danke Dr. Ludwig, für das Teilen dieser Kulturgüter, es braucht mehr Menschen wie sie!
Aww vielen Dank^^
Isso Dr Ludwig hat Klasse 👍😃
und trifft genau mein Geschmack
Eines der vielen schönen Lieder, die wir regelmäßig in der Grundschule gesungen haben. Vielen Dank Dr Ludwig.
Buona giornata Germany! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪E tutti i vostri Marinai! 🤗🤗🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Ahoi ahoi kameraden, ahoi ahoi 🎉❤
"Kein Wind in die Segel uns pfiff" das Bild: ein dampfbetriebenes Schlachtschiff
Haha XD Naja theoretisch stimmt es, wenn man kein Segel hat, kann auch kein Wind reinpfeifen XD
@@dr.ludwig gut gerettet ^^
Did Scharnhorst Kriegsmarine ship ever visit Madagascar??)
Das haben wir in den 60/70er Jahren in den großen Ferien im Zeltlager am Feuer gesungen. Waren das schöne Zeiten.......
Mein Opa hat mir diese Lied beigebracht, immer wenn er, meine Schwester, meine Cousine, mein Vater und ich in Spanien in See stachen. Bis heute mein liebstes Seemannslied.
Legend says that this song was sung while the Bismarck was sinking
Legends are wrong
Source? Never heard of this
@@Brunaa00098 "Source?" 🤓
@@Dylanowich
Go play outside, kid. Dude throws anything he wants out of his ass and I have to believe? Dumbfck
I can't remember if I learned this in Kindergarten or in the Elementary School but it was one of the first "Sea songs" we learned as kids in Westphalia far from the Sea :)
Aufjedenfall ein mega Ohrwurm und mit Text zum Nachdenken wie immer 1A
Dieses Lied haben wir im Sommer im Zeltlager an der Ostsee Abends beim Lagerfeuer immer gesungen
translate to English: We lay before Madagascar
And had the plague on board
In the boilers, the water was rotting
went overboard
Ahoy comrades, ahoy, ahoy
goodbye little girl, goodbye, goodbye
Yes, when the skipper's piano sounds on board
Yes, then the sailors are so quiet
Because everyone longs for their homeland that they
would like to see again
We had been lying there for 14 days.
No wind whistling the sails.
The thirst was the greatest plague.
Then we all ran onto a reef
Ahoy comrades, ahoy, ahoy
goodbye little girl, goodbye, goodbye
Yes, when the skipper's piano sounds on board
Yes, then the sailors are so quiet
Because everyone longs for their homeland that they
would like to see again
We lay before Madagascar
And had the plague on board
In the boilers, the water was rotting
went overboard
Ahoy comrades, ahoy, ahoy
goodbye little girl, goodbye, goodbye
Yes, when the skipper's piano sounds on board
Yes, then the sailors are so quiet
Because everyone longs for their homeland that they
would like to see again
I can’t understand why anyone would dislike this song
Copy that
DAs war unsere Musik wenn wir auf dem Meer waren
This is the German equivalent of "Pumped up kicks". Catchy tune, dark lyrics and meaning.
Den Marsch kann ich immer wieder hören und mitsingen. Das ist schön
Dr. Ludwig, Wiederum Danke, Auch bei der Luftwaffe .. gesungen, vor 63-Jahren, unsere Ausbilder/ Instrukteure waren 'Alle noch WK-2
und Vor-Sänger (RIP)
Deutsche Qualität
Haben wir in den 80er gesungen, cooles Lied
wir auch.
Ich bin Sachse und finde das Lied sehr schön. 👍😘
Бисмарк и Тирпитц -- красивейшие из линкоров. Жаль что их ждала страшная судьба.
Bismarck und Tirpitz sind die schönsten Schlachtschiffe. Es ist schade, dass ein schreckliches Schicksal auf sie wartete.
Ja sehr schade =(
Aber gut so, man muss sich vorstellen was passiert wäre wenn sie effektiv gewesen wäre, selbst eine Verzögerung der Versenkung von bismarck von wenigen Tagen hätte hunderte Konzentrationslager Insassen das Leben gekostet
@@jasperfromming6633 Das sind alles Märchen über Lager. Die Verursacher des Krieges - England und die Vereinigten Staaten.
den Gedankenspagat musst du unbedingt näher ausführen!
Ich glaube nämlich nicht, dass in Norwegen KZs standen!@@jasperfromming6633
This just goes to show you German morale. They’re plenty away from Germany, close to Madagascar, there’s a plague killing them, and some are falling overboard along with each having a missing home and the girl, yet they still make a cheery-tuned song of it
🇬🇧❤🇩🇪
Wunderbar!
Mein Opa hat das früher einmal mit mir gesungen, als wir mit der Familie segeln waren💪Ahoi Kameraden
Never heard this version, but bloody wonderful it is!
As far as military songs go, Germany has everyone else beat.
1000% bro
Because of the Bubonic plague
I was thinking about singing this in english as no one would notice it was a translation and then they brought up accordians. Also what beast of a ship is that.
It's either a Bismarck class or H-class , basically the H-class were bigger versions of the Bismarck class but never left drawing board, but the Bismarck class consisted of two ships: KMS/DKM Bismarck (duh) and KMS/DKM Tirpitz, but after a happy event that left Bismarck with a new home at the bottom of the Atlantic Tirpitz was modified to make it more "unsinkable" ( knowing the fate of RMS Titanic and Britannic, RMS Lusitania, IJN Yamato and Musashi, HMS Invincible, We all know things gonna go to hell so ya)
@@Emigdiosback yes they use metal salvaged from Tirpitz, i also heard you can buy a knife made from the steel of Tirpitz but im not sure
Der Film "Muttertag" hat mich hergelotst. Jetzt kenne ich das Lied auch.
Im Bordchor der Fregatte Bremen gehörte das zum Standartlied ....schön wars.
My old Physics teacher used to play us this on his guitar (and sang it with us) when we had him as a substitute in elementary good times :)
We were singing this song in elementary school quite often. Yes we understood the lyrics but didn't care, good times. ;)
Die 2020er-Version: "Wir lagen vor (beliebigen Hafen in dem gerade ein Kreuzfahrtschiff liegt einfügen) und hatten Corona an Bord!"
Schön das man die Lieder mal wieder hören kann 😊
super das waren noch zeiten
Спасибо за ваши публикации! Вы открываете для нас богатство немецкой песенной культуры!
So beautiful song! I am happy to listen it many times
I didn't know happy songs with sad lyrics existed before the 2000's
I remenber my Family singing this song. Good old times.
At that time a Russian merchant sailor ship got the pest on board and made it´s way through the worldwide media - this songs pics the story up. There was never the pest on German ships, but some have been eaten by canibals in the South Sea, wich later became Bismarck Archipel (South/East of Australia). There is also a song about it but i don´t rember it yet.
Bismarck have survived! :-) Salute to an Great Ship and all Sailors!
Velhas e imortais canções que sempre emocionam.
I just wanted to see one German song coming from you, and now i get all your vids in recommended, thanks youtube and to you
To bardzo świetna piosenka i super wykonanie. Brawo bravo 🎵🎶🐺🎵💖🎶🐺🎵💖🎶💐😃
Ja, wohin ist die Zeit die herrliche Zeit, sie liegt soweit, so weit.
Thanks for your contribution of preserving German culture and history from a span of a thousand years.
@Dr. Ludwig
Hey, thanks man. I'm glad you are still around on youtube, even though it is harsh place.
And this song put a smile on my lips anyways. So, yeah... Thanks, man, and thanks to whoever wrote this song.
Viellen Dank. Dass ist die Musik von Zuhause!
I played this to the HMS Hood
It blew up
Happy tune + singing about dying = deutsche qualitat
Nice song !!
Greetings from Switzerland
Singen wir immer an bord
I played this near my glass of water.
Now the water is rotten.
Спасибо ! В России эта песня тоже известна
Schade,dass heute solche schoene Lieder in der Schule nicht mehr gelernt und gesungen wird.
Dafuer dekadente Jazz etc
Ich hasse Jazz Musik einfach nur Müll Preußische Militär Musik ist himmlisch und diese Musik natürlich auch.
I want to make a cardboard Bismarck on wheels dragging a tipped over HMS Hood, fly to London and let it roll past 10 Downing Street
Ich der grad Madagaskar mit dem deutschen Sozialkaiserreich in Victoria 3 kolonisiert hat.
Gut ich habe zwar nicht das Elsass aber Frankreich ist mein best buddy
So schön!
This song is simply beautiful
The random Ship i sent to asia to support japan dying because no oil in my hoi4 game:
My entire fucking fleet when I think sending them headfirst into a superpower state was a good idea
Only Germany can sing happy about a ship doomed
When you are in a terrible situation but you want to hide the feeling:
I think this also . Nice song.
Greetings from Switzerland
To think about it, during voyages til the late 19th century, a sailor dying was an expected sight.
Why does every German song sounds so good and then you learn what they're singing about it's always sad
Only this time not always XD
Das ist unser Gemüt...
Kannte ich bislang noch nicht👏👏👏
What a bittersweet tune of work! There is a jolly melody to keep up the morale of mates gone to a watery grave, not to mention those so homesick and missing their gal that all they can do is sing it out to cope with a fire situation for all concerned!🎭🎼🌹❤️🖤💛💞👍🙄😏🥺
Used to sing this song in my 6th grade music class in Germany
Haben wir im Knabenchor auch gesungen
My girlfriend left my but this song makes me so happy , it just makes me forget her and remember the good old times with the bois .
Nothing describes a good time better than being stuck at sea dieing from plague.
@@frankyboy8513 Yeye i am german myself so i know the lyrics , still makes me really happy .
Soeben habe ich das deutsche Seemannslied "Wir lagen vor Madagaskar" auf youtube gehört. Der Liedtext ist sehr dramatisch: ein Segelschiff ist vor Madagaskar auf ein Riff aufgelaufen. Zudem gibt es die Pest an Bord. "Und täglich fiel einer über Bord". Meine + Mutter besaß eine umfangreiche Schallplattensammlung; darunter befand sich die Schallplatte mit diesem schönen Lied.
Most of my records orchestra dad used to play them alot when we were little
So schöne lied.
This is the song that plays in my mind when my fleet dies of attrition
I play this song very often , great singers ,
que hermosa melodia
While it's a morbid message to even think about much less experience. I think the the sway of the beat and harmonies of the sing along shows a memorial of these fallen celebrated in the music to help the grieving left behind cope somewhat better with their loss!🤔🎼🎵🌹🇩🇪🌹👍❗
Its just the best "shantie" ever
Allthough its always a bit chlling when you consider the very probable Background of the Russian Baltic Fleets voyage during the Russo-Japanese War
This version is so beautiful.
super .danke
For some reason, it's even better when you listen to it at 2x speed. You just think it's a fun song when you listen to it, until you look at the meaning.
Teacher: as fieldtrip we’re going on a boat.
Everyone: oh that’s so cool, I hope I’m not gonna be sick.
The weird German kid:
Communist
@@lolpogger7045 no u
I think you made a spelling mistake. It should be cool instead of 'weird'
@@imasheep590 entschuldige das bitte ich werde es umgehend korrigieren !
Love from Ghana 🇬🇭
Gänsehaut….
This is my favorite song to help me learn German recently! :D