CultCrusher

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Ich würd' ja gern Brechts Lied vom Marsch ins Dritte Reich posten. Aber das versteht wahrscheinlich kaum jemand.

Wish I spoke German. The on-line translator had no problem with Alex's line, but this is what I got for yours:

"I 'd like to Brecht 's yes song of march post in the Third Reich . But that probably understands hardly anyone ."


But then I probably hardly understands anyone either.

"I'd like to post Brecht's song of the march into the Third Reich, but sadly hardly anyone would understand it"

Yeah, that's the gist of it. It was a song, written by Ernst Busch, performed by Brecht, I believe. It's from the early 30ies before Hitler came to power and makes fun of the Nazi movement, basically mentioning all their personal and political vices. I don't think it's really translatable, since you'd have to understand the political situation of the time as well as the personal details of the Nazi figures mentioned in the lyrics. Also, the syntax would be totally wrong.

Oh yes, it uses the melody of the tipperary march.