Einheitsfront Lied

Brecht/Eisler's Song encouraging workers to get behind the United Front. In my attempt at the original German.
Recorded for Foreign Language week on the Seasons of the Ukulele #266
Lyrics & Chords
(Em) Und weil der Mensch ein (B7) Mensch ist,
drum braucht er was zum Essen bitte (Em) sehr!
Es (E7) macht ihn ein Gesch-(Am)-wätz nicht satt,
das (Em) schafft kein (B7) Essen (Em) her.
Drum links, 2, 3! Drum (B7) links, 2, 3!
Wo dein (Em) Platz, Ge-(C)-nosse (Em) ist!
Reih dich (C) ein, in die Arbeiter-(Em)-einheitsfront,
weil du (B7) auch ein Arbeiter (Em) bist.
Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist,
drum braucht er auch noch Kleider und Schuh.
Es macht ihn ein Geschwätz nicht warm
und auch kein Trommeln dazu.
CHORUS
Und weil der Mensch ein Mensch ist,
Drum hat er Stiefel im Gesicht nicht gern.
Er will unter sich keine Sklaven sehen
und über sich keine Herren.
CHORUS
Und weil der Prolet ein Prolet ist,
drum wird ihn kein anderer befrein.
Es kann die Befreiung der Arbeiter nur
das Werk der Arbeiter sein.
CHORUS

[@andrewthegoat9383]

Long live the revolution! ☭

[@berniarmstrong]

Visca la classe obrera!

[@cortexradio]

It took KZbin 6 whole years to reccommend this, I love your rendition of this classic! :)

[@berniarmstrong]

Wow, thank you! Please feel free to check out my playlist of Spanish Civil War related songs I have written.

[@cortexradio]

@@berniarmstrong I certainly will! :)

[@RAVINIAN_NATIONALIST]

same lol his voice sound so good

[@1provoid657]

Same

[@capsaicin938]

yo cortex I know you

[@austrian_comrade]

Wunderschön gesungen Genosse! ❤

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke schon

[@Worker.From.Izhevsk-tl4pc3hr4b]

Хорошо играете, привет из России! Да здравствует Революция!!🚩✊

[@SilverLillyMedia]

This might be the best version ive heard so far. Definitely compares to the Hannes Wader version!

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks so much!

[@Peitalcatist]

Viva la Commune! 🎉

[@Nikoisntanotter]

German has never been a beautiful language to me, but i just adore your singing.

[@berniarmstrong]

Thank you Nico. German can sound lovely. It depends who is speaking / singing it.

[@tempejkl]

It depends. South and north german is very different.

[@benhammer87]

WEIL DU AUCH EIN ARBEITER BIST! Sehr schön 🚩✊🏻

[@ИсаакБерман]

A wonderful performance of the song! I wish you further success and good luck! Glory to the Workers' Front! Слава Рабочему Фронту!

[@berniarmstrong]

Spasiva!

[@KaiserMapper]

So glad I got recommended this! Kinda helped me with studies.

[@berniarmstrong]

As a retired teacher, I am so glad to hear that!

[@МатвейКостров-д5ь]

Вдохновенно!!!

[@berniarmstrong]

Спасибо

[@Kil_Jaeden]

Glory To The Working Class, For The Socialist Future . Слава Рабочему Классу , За Социалистическое Будущее . Lob an die Arbeiterklasse , Für die sozialistische Zukunft . You performed the song perfectly . Вы отлично исполнили песню . Sie haben das Lied perfekt gespielt .

[@rockz9783]

It sounds great! I came across this while searching for other versions, and this is one of the best German ones And after this i checked out your other song called "grandpa died at Christmas" and that was great as well!

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks for the listens.

[@nguyenphucienang2972]

Such a great performance, huge respect from Vietnam ❤

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks a lot!

[@ThatCamel104]

This is really rather good - and it introduced me to all of your other songs, and so many of them are beautiful.

[@berniarmstrong]

Thank you very much oh humped backed one 😁 Check out my Playlist of songs related to the Spanish Civil War.

[@roudousya]

日本からこんにちは！ 同志の演奏に励まされ感激しています❤🎉

[@Paul_is_bread]

Excellent performance Genosse, and thanks for chords)

[@eoinfallon2280]

Kraft der Arbeiter!

[@alexgegorie5639]

vielen dank. gern mehr solcher lieder

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke.

[@limousinlil]

Powerful stuff, Berni ... and your German sounds very authentic (not that I really speak it!)

[@ycasto1063]

most english speakers struggle with the german ch and r sound but he pronounces them in a very authentic way

[@tetra.]

beautiful playing

[@asies_lavida]

Musik der Leute soll von der Leute besingen Sie singen sehr gut 🙏

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke schön!

[@asies_lavida]

@@berniarmstrong Bitte sehr 🙏

[@redpaul101]

Kamerad! Ausgezeichnet!!

[@Finsteral]

No way 7 years ago was 2017????

[@hi_im_elli]

Wow, really good pronounciation and i love the rhythm! Well done

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks so much. I am especially pleased because I barely speak German. But I love Brecht.

[@jownadel1526]

I saw the title and thought that it was saying that the workers United front lied about something

[@berniarmstrong]

@@jownadel1526 Ha ha ha!

[@Bloedvlag]

Viva aos camponeses Alemães! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL!!! ☭ 🇧🇷🚩

[@elsanti9706]

So happy that I found this version. It's great! Greatings from Magdeburg :)

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks so much. I was worried about German speakers feeling I was destroying their language. Meine deutsch ist feuchbar :-)

[@ucatlele2766]

Sembles un autèntic alemany!!! I'm sure that people who speaks more of two languages have a privileged brain and if above play ukulele like you do then... "és per treure's el barret" ;-) Congrats

[@mrfluffels6444]

i really find it fascinating how many differnet versions of this song exist, its a bit like drunken sailor with its many different lyrics.. oh and verry well sung btw it sounds amazing :)

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks very much.

[@The_Gaming_Pear]

Are you from Germany? Because your pronounciation is great! Stay splendid o7

[@berniarmstrong]

No, I am from Ireland, but I did have a German girlfriend in my University days. And I first sang this song in a theatre show called: "An Evening with Berthold Brecht".

[@robbertdebakker5406]

KLASSE! Roth front;❤❤❤

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke!

[@LuterDM]

Привет из России!

[@berniarmstrong]

Привет, вернулся!

[@НикиткаТорговец]

Здравствуй!

[@ktschp]

Superklasse! Strict rhythm and strong language, perfect!

[@berniarmstrong]

Moltes mercès :)

[@kurkudin]

Дед ты лучший

[@berniarmstrong]

Spasiva!

[@aigenerated6786]

greetings from a brazilian comrade ❤

[@berniarmstrong]

Obrigado

[@TotallyNOTFritz]

I’m not a Socialist or any of its other forms but that is very beautiful singing:)

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks a lot. So many people never relate the word "beautiful" with the German language. As for socialism, the totalitarian farces that claimed that title in the 20th century gave it a bad name. But the basic premise of a fair society for all is something every decent human being would surely wish for. And when you view it's opponents, like Trump, Bolsonaro, etc you see they are anything but decent people. ❤

[@checkmateliberal8581]

Great rendition!! If I may ask, where are you from? I see you replying in English, Russian and German so I'm a bit confused. Again, great rendition! Glad it got recommended to me!!

[@berniarmstrong]

I am Irish

[@berniarmstrong]

Glad you liked it

[@Oblomovblues]

¡No pasarán! Привет из России!

[@berniarmstrong]

✊🏽

[@ginas.6213]

Wow. Different to hear you sing in German. Cool.

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks, Gina.

[@postalenjoyer]

Cool singing

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke schön!

[@postalenjoyer]

@@berniarmstrong bitte mein freund

[@karl-heinzschmidt-t5o]

Arbeiter voran❤❤

[@berniarmstrong]

Moltes Mercès

[@electrohuman]

Рабочим - винтовки Буржуям - верёвки

[@berniarmstrong]

Убейте систему, а не людей

[@inzhi]

No pasaran!!

[@noveled_1]

got this beautiful reccomendation just now smh

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks so much!

[@MCDreng]

Pretty good German pronunciation. My only critique would be that you make the last line in the chorus sound like "kein Arbeiter" (No worker) and not "ein Arbeiter" (a worker)

[@berniarmstrong]

Thanks, I will remember that next time I sing it.

[@kickright7969]

привет товарищ, скажи пожалуйста, на акустической гитаре можно сыграть эту песню?

[@berniarmstrong]

Не должно быть никаких причин, по которым вы не можете сделать версию на акустической гитаре. Удачи в изучении инструмента. практика делает совершенным.

[@kickright7969]

@@berniarmstrong спасибо за ответ товарищ

[@kobalt6927]

what type of ukulele is that sir? can I do it in a normal ukulele

[@berniarmstrong]

It's a six string ukulele. The first and third strings are doubled. The first has a lower octave string on it and the third a higher octave one. You can certainly play this song on a normal uke, because the tuning is the same. But you won't get the fuller sound that a six string ukulele has. By the way, don't confuse a six string ukulele with a Guitalele, which also has six strings, but they are tuned and set up quite differently.

[@kobalt6927]

@@berniarmstrong thx for the answer sir

[@gjahlar]

Lenin would be proud.

[@berniarmstrong]

Spasiva!

[@chuchiemcschuhster]

wow

[@berniarmstrong]

Glad you were wowed! 😉

[@bazartv2.031]

Қызыл Революцияның Даңқы! Кыһыл Революция Албан Аата! Слава Красной Революции!

[@berniarmstrong]

Саясаткерлерге емес, халыққа даңқ!

[@bazartv2.031]

@@berniarmstrong Жұмысшыларға және шаруаларға

[@YDNTR]

Gute Aussprache

[@berniarmstrong]

Vielen dank

[@stjergotprocktale1912]

Новый привет из России

[@berniarmstrong]

Spasiva!

[@taquito-sama4346]

A cada canço em sorprens més 😂

[@berniarmstrong]

Mercès. Es part de la meva intenció ;)

[@EndorJedi985]

☭

[@sandboxie97]

o7

[@ДаниилЮрков-з3л]

Rotfront!

[@berniarmstrong]

Ja, danke!

[@derlinksfaschist8136]

Rotfront verrecke!

[@nasenturke7482]

@@derlinksfaschist8136 Dieser Moment wenn man Kommunist und Nationalist gleichzeitig ist. Vollidiot.

[@derlinksfaschist8136]

@@nasenturke7482 Wieso bin ich Kommunist?

[@nasenturke7482]

@@derlinksfaschist8136 Sozialistische/Kommunistische Lieder uploaden und in seiner Kanalbeschreibung vom Prolet reden.

[@delicepurvis2847]

Dein Deutsch ist sehr leicht zu verstehen!

[@berniarmstrong]

Danke schön.

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

Wow I am the only one here who has common sense about modern economics and how communism is a bunch of lies.

[@SomePerson489]

How so is communism a bunch of lies?

[@berniarmstrong]

If you are taken in by the Milton Friedman doctrine that has had forty years to prove its case and failed utterly, then I am guessing that you are alone here. The gap between rich and poor has never been wider since the 17th century; the middle classes have been decimated, their children will have less opportunities than they did; the climate crisis threatens to leave large areas of the planet uninhabitable causing mass movements of people into already crowded areas, etc. I could go on. Is that what you call success? As for communism, please don't confuse that with the Totalitarian farce that had the cheek to call itself that under Stalin and his heirs.

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

@@berniarmstrong communism makes people become “rich” and have everything in life, am I correct?

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

@@berniarmstrong and why is communism and its brother, fascism always start in the same place: a poor country. Such as Russia, which was poor in 1917 due to the Tsar’s poor decisions in World War I. Germany, also had the rise of fascism because of hyper inflation of the German mark and poverty. Poverty, which was increasing not because of capitalism, but because of poor government decisions. You cannot blame capitalism, but the government itself.

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

@@berniarmstrong now, I am not a full on capitalist, I just believe that capitalism is a good system for the people. There is an equal opportunity for all, if you go to school and use experience, while communism just means the economy will collapse. How? Well, in simple terms, if everyone is “rich” and have more money or wealth to buy more things, thus creating a situation where More is Bought than Produced, then the producers and retail will increase prices, making inflation. Inflation will mean that people will have the burden of bringing more money TO buy basic products, just like how it is in America thanks to Joe Biden and his leftist policies.