Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) European Anthem - 'Beethoven's 9th Symphony'

[@Hyperserver]

for all thoose who always ask for the lyrics: sense of the whole sketch is that the second half of lyrics are not more than randomly combined german words XD... but if you are interested..... here are the lyrics (with commendations and some translations): Oh Freunde, nicht diese Töne (oh buddies not these sounds) Freude schöner Götterfunken (Joy, fair spark of the gods,) Tochter aus Elysium (Daughter of Elysium,) wir betreten feuertrunken (Drunk with fiery rapture, Goddess,) himmlische dein Heiligtum (We approach thy shrine!) Deine Zauber binden wieder (Thy magic reunites those) was die Mode streng geteilt (Whom stern custom has parted;) alle Menschen werden Brüder (All men will become brothers) wo sein sanfter Flügel weilt (Under thy gentle wing.) (SEARCHING FOR LYRICS) Lala lala lala lala.....lala lala laaa lalaaaa bumm bumm bumm bumm rumpa umpa (fantasy words) Ber.. Berlin Hamburg Schumacher (self explaining) lala lala Baden Baden (German City) Lederhosen - schnell schnell schnell (bavarian costume pants - quickly quickly quickly) Jaja Nein Nein Apfelstrudel (yes yes, no no, apple cake) Hofmeister und Holsten Pils (2 brands of German Beers) achtung (attention) lieb' Frau Milch ("Liebfrauenmilch" is a well known german brand of wine) im Porsche (in Porsche) Umpa (????) Vorsprung durch Technik (lead by technology - slogan in an german advertising years ago - AUDI) Donner und Blitze(n) ([literally: thunder and lightnings - referring to Santas reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen]) britischer Architekt (that was the pay-off line for a TV advert for the Rover 800 in 1988, the advert depicted sleek British-made cars purring past the "Neue Staatsgalerie" in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling) tomorrow belongs to me ([that's an allusion to the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a song from the american movie as well as the Broadway-Musical called "Cabaret" which thematise Berlin 1931 and the rise and takeover of the Nazis) Schwein Hund Dummkopf - ein Bier bitte (pig dog fool - one beer please) Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt (Jürgen Klinsmann is broken) Boris Becker Himmel BUM BUM ("Boris Becker" heaven bum bum - "Bumm Bumm Boris" was his nickname in his past) - and "Bumm Bumm" was an ice formed like a tennis racket, stick filled with chewing gum) ich bin ein Berliner (words of J.F. Kennedys famous speech in Berlin) lala hol' (get) in Kindergarten, Glühwein (mulled wine) wo ist sein Skipass (where is his Skipass) Edelweis (mountain flower) singt capitän "von Trap" (no idea what word he means - maybe actually here it means a song from a Musical called "The Sound of Music") Dankeschön - Auf Wiedersehn (thanks - good bye) Pat (Goodbye Pet, -> actually it means the British comedy-drama TV progamme about seven British migrant construction workers who live in the first series on a building site in the German city Düsseldorf] hope this will help you out XD

[@mikebe41]

thank you for detailing that

[@fgotoman7431]

maybe you dont know it, but youre a hero now...

[@bahma810]

Hyperserver Thank youuuuu

[@iansammut9044]

Nice of you to oblige with the transcription, thanks!

[@henkvandenbos9769]

Thank you for your explanation. I think I can help you out with two remaining puzzles. Liebfraumilch is a kind of wine. So Liebfraumilch im Porsche = wine in Porsche. And "Edelweiss" is a song from "The sound of Music" - and captain Von Trapp was one of the main roles in that musical.

[@kamiliaschneider6891]

As a German myself, I can't help but smile and cry with laughter!!!! Rowan nailed it!!!! Every time I feel sad, I always come and listen to this.

[@AA-hg5fk]

Do you ever sing these seemingly random German words and phrases? I do, but I don't speak German!

[@reglementme6321]

Einfach top, och hatte tränen in die augen

[@senetify]

@Lilly Cat No its not the national anthem from Germany 🤣🤣🤣

[@olsenfernandes3634]

Damn, now I wish I knew German

[@Valenskytoporsky]

@Lilly Cat dude german national anthem song called "deutchland uber alles(german above all)" . This song is called ode to joy,made by bethoveen.

[@leenamathew777]

Can we just appreciate how his voice is still awesome

[@Vinterfrid]

"We"? We can speak for ourselves, you know.

[@Leo1239150]

What you might not have noticed, in the beginning he sings "O Freunde, nicht diese Tonart" meaning "Oh friends, not in this key". Adds a little more hidden comedy

[@KiraFriede]

"nicht diese Töne", das kommt tatsächlich am Anfang der 9. Sinfonie. Und dann "sondern lasst uns fröhlichere anstimmen"

[@Leo1239150]

@@KiraFriede ach krass :D

[@richardhartley5211]

@@KiraFriede angenehmere anstimmen

[@ghoststrad2000]

Lol !!!! Thanks

[@mariagomaguilar6830]

Awwwww🥰🎵

[@theasianpianoboy6750]

As a German speaker this was hard to watch without dying😂

[@deutscherrapraportagensido9131]

aber das deutsch ist gut

[@FleckyWuschel]

Ja, wenig Akzent...

[@schnappchensven1653]

Also ich find's Recht akkurat 😂

[@sophienugre4161]

Bilde ich mir das ein oder ist der akzent im zweite teil etwas stärker? Wenn ja dann behaupte ich es ist Absicht.

[@enauaae]

Einfach geil😂

[@barryriley4987]

If that's Rowan's actual voice he is brilliant

[@frogmouth]

It is

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

And his actual Maigret as well, as good as Rupert Davis has been!

[@erik878]

They make fun of beethoven and god, but I will write music that will command respect, already I write my repertoire to perform instead of my opera that is ignored I will play piano

[@jhaffa]

It is

[@jeffreymiller4814]

@@erik878 looking forward to hearing it.

[@AGH331]

"Thank you very much indeed." Most British phrase ever.

[@adammullarkey4996]

Except maybe "sorry." Or HRH.

[@johndaniels6347]

Adam Mullarkey Sorry is Canadian.

[@adammullarkey4996]

John Daniels And English. We apologise for everything. If you don't know that, you've clearly never been here.

[@johndaniels6347]

Adam Mullarkey I suppose you're right, if you mean in the sense of apologising when someone steps on YOUR foot.

[@adammullarkey4996]

John Daniels Hey, we apologise when someone stands next to us! I'm sorry, I shouldn't get excited like that...

[@jerobriggs6861]

He's not only funny as hell, but he's got a marvelous singing voice. But you can tell his true joy is making people laugh. And he does it brilliantly.

[@popo2k3]

Are you English? I find him as funny as Monty Python - not funny at all.

[@trevorjones2997]

You have to be intelligent to understand his humour,guess that counts you out ,eh.

[@AgfianMuntaha]

popo2k3 you are too stupid to understand

[@Lucarius1]

he does not only have a marvelous singing voice, even his German is great, though it might be debatable if he actually understand everything he is singing, or if he only has a fantastic German pronunciation.

[@erob60]

Lucarius1 he's really clever in real life

[@manos-oliveriversen2112]

As a German, I found this hilarious. To be honest, Atkinson's pronunciation is almost flawless.

[@Obamavrat671names]

Especially here 1:43

[@Rossinkras]

Fraumilch, apfelstrudel, ein bier bitte! Kindergarten, edelweiss, dankeshone, Aufwiedrsen!

[@mwendapoleee]

Most english have German blood maybe thats why!

[@baronmemez]

😂😂😂

[@viatcheslavkalashnikov1397]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5-Xl5ucnKaYgtk

[@NicoleNeedsMusic]

1:55 Berlin [capital], Hamburg [city], Schumacher [Toni Schumacher = German goalkeeper] Baden-Baden [city], Lederhosen [leather pants/trousers, traditional garb in South-Germany and Austria], schnell schnell schnell [quickly quickly quickly] ja ja [yes yes], nein nein [no no], Apfelstrudel [apple strudel, strudel is a type of layered pastry with filling that is usually sweet], Hoffmeister [German beer type], und [and], Holsten-Pils [German beer type] Achtung [attention], Liebfrauenmilch im Porsche [Liebfrauenmilch in the Porsche, Liebfrauenmilch = German sort of wine, Porsche = German make of car], umpa [oom-pah], Vorsprung durch Technik [advantage through technology, slogan of the German make of car Audi] Donner und Blitze(n) [literally: thunder and lightnings - referring to Santas reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen], britischer Architekt [british architect, that was the pay-off line for a TV advert for the Rover 800 in 1988, the advert depicted sleek British-made cars purring past the "Neue Staatsgalerie" in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling], tomorrow belongs to me [that's an allusion to the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a song from the american movie as well as the Broadway-Musical called "Cabaret" which thematise Berlin 1931 and the rise and takeover of the Nazis] Schwein [pig] und [and]/ Schweinehund [skunk], Dummkopf [fool], ein Bier bitte [a beer please], Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt [Jürgen Klinsmann is broken, German soccer-player in the past and now a soccer-coach] Boris Becker [German tennis player in the past and now something else], Himmel [heaven], Bum Bum [German ice sort originated in 1986 which is based on the form of a tennis racket, in reference to the moniker of Boris Becker "Bum Bum Boris" when he surprisingly won Wimbledon in 1985], Ich bin ein Berliner [I am a "Berliner", it's a quotation from a speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963. With that he was underlining the support and solidarity of the USA for West Germany 22 months after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent mass emigration to the West] ?holen [?fetch], Kindergarten [kindy/nursery school, originally a German word which became as well common in the English language], Glühwein [mulled wine, a traditional drink in Central Europe which is especially popular in the Advent season on Christmas markets], wo ist sein Skipass [where is his ski pass] Edelweiß singt Captain von Trapp [Edelweiß sings Captain von Trapp, edelweiß literal translated = noble white, but actually here it means a song from a Musical called "The Sound of Music"], dankeschön [thank you], auf Wiedersehen Pet [literaly translated = See you soon/Goodbye Pet, but actually it means the British comedy-drama TV progamme about seven British migrant construction workers who live in the first series on a building site in the German city Düsseldorf]

[@fmn8533]

Nice explanation. Thank you!

[@NicoleNeedsMusic]

Fajar Muhammad Nugraha My pleasure. :-)

[@vatnidd]

You sir, is awesome.

[@juli123456789123]

Late to the party but I think he refers to Santas reindeers when he says Donner und Blitzen (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner und Blitzen)

[@NicoleNeedsMusic]

juli123456789123 Oh, that is a very good suggestion! I already corrected it.Thank you very much. :-)

[@Laurentiusje]

me during a German test XD

[@kas8ia]

Laura lol

[@PassionTheMusicGuy]

Laura My German oral exam😢

[@xgamerbih]

German isnt hard -.-

[@gullivergumba]

XGamer [CRO] depends on which language you compare it with. Just look at german and englisch articles...

[@altayali7541]

XGamer [CRO] depends where u are from

[@Hardia882]

Well, on an excruciatingly lonely Christmas Day in covid isolation, this made me laugh out loud. Thank you, Mr. Bean.

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@lindsayives4915]

❤️

[@Raprada]

I'm dead at "Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt..."

[@sonnytiosanto3087]

+Riswan Ahmad P can you tell me what did he mean with that?? why did he said Jurgen Klinsmann is tired? thx..

[@torigrace7959]

+Sonny Tiosanto Its at 2:47

[@Mussi93]

+Sonny Tiosanto Kaputt can mean tired, but it most often means destroyed or broken. The whole text in German makes no sense, that's the joke ;) He improvises any german words he can think of.

[@thegrobdocdoctane9493]

+Mussi93 Yhea he is improving , Deutch words , im German , i get evry thing , but evry thing mess up

[@cant_handle_deeznuts]

+Riswan Ahmad P How did you manage to get back alive?

[@utl94]

How come it took 23 years for me to find this. This man is truly amazing!

[@simonspacek3670]

Check his "free speech" speech. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJrUdY2idr-snbc

[@soliv27]

27 to me

[@Pinoy8D]

22 to me

[@MariaAlvarez-sm8bv]

A lot to me too.

[@ShahryarSaqib]

watch the series "THin blue line"

[@AllenBirdcam]

His style of humor never will get old. Long live the king of Comedy!

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

But there is also nonsense not only humor, because this is nonsense to assert that the European continent has a anthem. The EU doesn't actually have an anthem either, because it's not a state and will never be a state! With this anthem, the EU pretends to be a state! Incidentally, it is absolutely absurd to call a German song the anthem of Europe! Totally disgusting!

[@glennblaylock5197]

@@GreatPolishWingedHussars I think that that is part of the joke.

[@GreatPolishWingedHussars]

@@glennblaylock5197 As I said: " But there is also nonsense not only humor,...!"

[@frankfrei-b9902]

Auch wenn es nur "abgelesen" wurde, finde ich es beeindruckend wie gut er deutsch sprechen kann. Ich liebe Rowan Atkinson und seine besondere Art und Weise die Komik in Szene zu setzen! Einfach ein Ganzkörperkomiker mit Leib und Seele den es SO nie wieder geben wird! Ein unfassbar sympathischer Mensch mit einer unglaublichen Gabe!

[@KiyanushKaranjia]

This is called pure creative genius..... A guy who can confidently make other people laugh at himself is a man with serious guts in the first place. But a guy who can make up an amazing piece like this ad lib is an absolute genius........ Long live Rowan Atkinson......

[@JuHraj]

I don't think this was ad lib. I'm pretty sure he prepared it beforehand.

[@mwoxo]

He spends hours working on material in front of a mirror. This is not ad lib.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

The very first line: "Oh, Freunde, nicht diese Tonart" = "Oh, friends, not in this key"

[@PureZOOKS]

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! Oh friends, not these sounds!

[@gmsp4114]

***** Oh friends, not these tones! Oh friends, not synthesis sounds!

[@ejmtv3]

The real joke here is that the lyrics of Ode to Joy is actually repeating

[@gregoryli]

This is not entirely true, he did not have the complete set.

[@SirdancPeredhil]

Sorry, no. But it gets more and more complicated to synchronize the rythm of the text and the melody, so many singers choose to repeat the first part and then jump to the end. Beware, it cost about half an hour of your life: 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIetk4Wfga5ljac

[@Aotearoa_Kiwi]

@@SirdancPeredhil Excellent. Thanks for the link.

[@TheStupidLama]

no. absolutely not there is an entire 2nd verse

[@ejmtv3]

@@MirthaSchatkowsky it does repeat. I think you're thinking of the quartet, I was talking about the background choir

[@tobias7162]

When youre a German its even funnier XD God save Rowan Atkinson, King of Humor xD

[@antoniodesimone8459]

Ohja it is 🤣

[@efraser2667]

Richard Wagner ok american...

[@blacktainfalcon7097]

@@efraser2667 wagner is the most german german to ever german you goofball

[@efraser2667]

Blacktain Falcon it was a jo... nevermind. It might be a bit too complicated for you

[@sasadharsonowal9785]

@Richard Wagner you have no heart

[@TheProhet110]

i am german and i cant stop laughing

[@442hoeky]

I was laughing as well. I'm Canadian but I was stationed in West Germany in the late 80's. This brought back many memories - especially when he said "Baden, Baden" which was near where I was based.

[@zdravkonovosel122]

Haha best part is that...Baden Baden,Jurgen Klinsmann ist kaputt :)...how he remember this old football legend ;)? Rowan is really living legend of comedy :)

[@VRichardsn]

Zdravko Novosel Well, Klinsmann has always been around, first as a player and now as a coach.

[@gmsp4114]

I am laughing as well. I'm American

[@SilverEyeOfTiger]

No one cares.

[@04061969Airman]

I'm German but I almost fell off the chair laughing !

[@yellowknife8223]

You don't say?!

[@michaelgriffin1505]

He's making fun not of the language, but with the language.

[@Fulminatrixx]

He's making fun of some people's view and understanding of the language ! Quite good.

[@cityandsuburb]

The British are German, that's why we love them....

[@ulrichkalber9039]

but? wir fallen vom Stuhl weil wir wissen wie es richtig klingen muss...we fall off the chair becaus we know how it has to Sound. seien wir froh das er sich nicht an "der Hölle Rache" versucht thank god he does not try to sing "der Hölle Rache"

[@karunyaasribashyam1465]

"Ich bin ein Berliner" Best ever version of the quote 😂

[@sniperheroes3082]

Kennedy approved this.

[@alessandrorossini8704]

Right! 😄

[@phildavenport4150]

@@sniperheroes3082 Kennedy had no idea of the double meaning.

[@iang8032]

German is my native language, thus I can understand every word he's improvising here. And I can tell ye, I'm crying tears of laughter here. Wonderful job. Didn't expect anything else from that guy though XD

[@iang8032]

@film fan Well in the script his character improvises ;)

[@fuadfauzi1918]

Translate it to English please. I need to cry laughing as you did. 🤣

[@iang8032]

@@fuadfauzi1918 Alright x3 *cracks knuckles* -- [First Verse is the actual original text] Oh friends, not this tonality Pleasance, beautiful spark of god daughter of elysium We step ebrious of fire, Celetia, into your Sanctum Your magic reunites what the modern world strictly parted All humans shall be brothers where you rest your tender wings. [And from here it deviates XD] öööh lalalalal umpa lumpa lalala lölölölö pother in Hamburg Shoemaker Dumdidumdi Baden-Baden Leatherpants, quick, quick, quick Yes, yes, no, no, Apfelstrudel Hoffmeister and Thorsten Pilz (?!) Attention, dear madam, milk in the fridge Rebuilding, ledge, shower technique (?!) Thunder and lightning, British Architect Tomorrow belongs to me Pigsow, Dumbass, one beer please Jürgen Kliensmann is kaput Boris Becker, sky, boom boom I am a Berliner Hole in kindergarden mulled wine, where is his ski pass? edelweiss sings Captain von Trap Thank you. Goodbye. -- Some words were a bit harder to catch - partly through people laughing/clapping, partly through his accent or him mumbling but that is pretty much it XDDDD

[@hexium]

@@iang8032 "Rebuilding, ledge, shower technique (?!)" He says "Oompa" (just mumbling) "Vorsprung durch Technik" (advancement through technology) which is Audi's slogan, widely recognized in adverts in English speaking countries.

[@PureZOOKS]

​@@iang8032 a few of these are based on the very limited amount of German an average brit knows, so I can make a few changes here. "pother in Hamburg" is just "Berlin Hamburg" "shoemaker" is Schumacher, a very famous racing driver. Rowan is very much name dropping here, lol. "Apfelstrudel" just Apple Strudel. " Hoffmeister and Thorsten Pilz (?!)" is hoffmeister and holsten pils, two German beers, hence why brits would know it. "milk in the fridge" close, it's more "Milk in the Porshe", at this point he really is stringing together whatever school level German he has. As the other guy said "Vorsprung durch Technik" is the Audi slogan. "Donner und Blitzen" he's literally naming reindeer, lol. I know that's what their names mean, but he is only saying them because it's German. And at the very end, "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" is the name of an older British comedy show, hence why it's a phrase a lot of Brits know.

[@flyfelix333]

Wow. Respect!! Atkinson is actually pronunciating the words very very correctly. As a german speaker, i am deeply impressed and if it wasn't the famous Mr Bean I would have thought that the singers mother tounge is german. Brilliant. Bravo!

1:44 my German guide 😂

[@manjirosano1477]

💀💀✋✋✋

[@trainsplanesfarminggaming2024]

😂😂😂

[@honeycake1613]

I totally lost it at "Ja, ja! Nein, nein! Apfelstrudel!" It was just too brilliant! xD

[@fandelisboa]

Same here!! 😂😂😂😂 So hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@LittleB2007]

LOL I'm surptised how words like Lederhosen, Apfelstrudel and Kindergarten go very well with the music. German...

[@arts5980]

He has forgotten Angela Merkel and Hitler.

[@turalaliyev56]

@@arts5980 And Brezel

[@jubielhalasz295]

*Liederhosen

[@gregorywhite9095]

And he didn't mention the war...

[@cliffsheets73]

"The excruciatingly brilliant Rowan Atkinson"

[@Timemachine863]

I'm german and I can't stop laughing and watching this!!! XDXD Just awesome!!

[@culek123]

+Timemachine863 - I it sad that you German make jokes from anthem.

[@muffiietkaliman8527]

+vladozelik vladozelik because Mr bean made it funny, so people laughed

[@chickensandwich212]

wtf is he saying? the only thing i understanded was Santa's balls XD

[@rahim2049]

69th like :p

[@ambermendoza1277]

was he actually saying some german words?

[@simonpeters2128]

Noch nie hat ein Engländer so perfekt deutsch gesprochen. Ich bin beeindruckt! Never before an English man spoke german that perfectly. I'm impressed.

[@szolanek]

He does French as well.

[@mayurid2110]

I am not a German speaker. THIS WAS HILARIOUS. Mr. Bennington never fails to make us laugh.

[@caobadraconis5560]

I'm having a horrible day,and I've been crying since yesterday,but this made me laugh. I can't find the words to say how grateful I am for his humour

[@colinbrown7021]

Bless you. I truly hope things in your life have improved.

[@marianwalters5241]

Bless you. We get bad times and good times. I truly hope you are getting some good times. I was a bit down and have cheered myself up with this. It’s one am here in England and I’ve had a good laugh thanks to Rowan Atkinson.

[@McMaster27]

"Edelweiss singt Captain Von Trapp" IM DYING

[@uknown_xman5680]

McMaster1471 HaHahahahahahhahaha

[@anthonysarmiento4839]

Funny.......

[@alexander9703]

This is too flattering to us British. There is no way the average Brit could know enough random German words for a second verse, let alone a third, fourth, fifth and sixth!

[@dichter331]

We have a looot of people in germany which refuse to use english words. For me: Englsh is basicaly getting old German language back. :D

[@giuseppeabbate5816]

Esilarante!!!! Pinod'Agrigento

[@beth12svist]

I'm not British, I was learning German age 8-19, I've been to both Germany and Austria, and I still don't think I could come up with any lyrics on the spot like that; so I agree with your assessment. :D

[@Irene-iu9sj]

Well.......you were lucky enough not to see a German occupation in your country. .....I'm Greek,I was born 1943......even so,after so many stories from my mother, father,family and friends,even I know a few words. ...like::::verboten, raous, Snell, camarad,awsvaits,soldaten,e.c.t.

[@beth12svist]

@@Irene-iu9sj I'm Czech. I'm far too young to have seen it, but my grandparents certainly did. I've heard plenty of German in my life. It just never stuck quite to the "spontaneous" extent Rowan Atkinson demonstrates here. :-)

[@vivirose6170]

Always love Rowan Atkinson...!!!!

[@VesaBigpenKoistinen]

:))))))))

[@azzyfy]

i love more gemma atkinson

[@ceciliatee9405]

If Beethoven was still alive,i think he will spit out blood!

[@sharonphantomhive1175]

I would like to see that!! XD

[@meedogh9378]

if he were alive he will die

[@mgmanzanillo]

Well, if Beethoven were alive thank god he was deaf

[@kareenkhristydeguzman948]

yea probably

[@travisbaskerfield]

+Cecilia Tee Chia Ling He was as deaf as an Apfel Strudel mate.

[@merloin5141]

I think the best part is his getting totally confident and saying "Fuck it, i got this" after the second verse

[@Fulminatrixx]

A most beautiful rendition of the European anthem ! Thank you.

[@tovawald7735]

Whatever Rowan Atkinson does or portrays it becomes an instant irresistible piece of humor!. I've seen a lot of his videos and what he does is flawless--his expressions, his movements. No one can match him or even come close.. I look forward to seeing him for a long time.

[@bennyksmusicalworld]

I literally always die at "Achtung Liebfraumilch im Porsche, umpah Vorsprung durch Technik" like I don't think I've laughed this hard in my life (and I laughed a lot).

[@davidw1518]

If you literally die, how are you able to write a comment? A voice from the grave?

[@copycatchannel]

It lacks a "Schmetterling!"

[@vatnidd]

NATUUUURWISSENSCHAAAFTEN!

[@VRichardsn]

Samuel Lo Where is that one from? I can´t remember!

[@MaxMustermann-go8xf]

Copy Cat Channel and Muskatnuss!

[@rs8145]

+richardsen It means biology

[@MaxMustermann-go8xf]

Rune Stinckens No, it means (natural) science.

[@GeorgiNM]

The unexpected appearance of _Forsprung durch Technik_ was hilarious

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

*Vorsprung;)

[@GeorgiNM]

@@swetoniuszkorda5737 Entschuldigung!

[@wendypreston5013]

Absolutely brilliant performance,, how he keeps going os something to behold.

[@graemelister5926]

Not many things make me genuinely laugh out loud. This does, even after all these years. Total genius!!

[@davidcool7184]

One of the funniest things I have ever seen. Tears to my eyes every time I watch. Absolutely genius!!!

[@DungFerrari]

It's 2022 and I'm still watching, I've been a fan of Mr. Bean since I was a kid and now I'm 20 years old, I really enjoy watching his comedies. I come from Vietnam

[@biprajitdhar5660]

This man is an individual genius . Such glare of humour and his pronunciation make me laugh . This man is a rare genius .

[@MrDanfu86]

The real reason for BREXIT...

[@shawn.spencer]

+ScuderiaPhineasRacin 😂😂

[@MrThorfan64]

I thought the real reason was Banks wanting to get tax breaks.

[@_rraacccooonn]

Aa an intentional student learning German, before today I only understood "achtung", "ich bin", "danke schön", and "auf wiedersehen". After around 6 months I watched it again today and I understood one more word, "glühwein". Progress 👌🏻

[@theaccount-rw2xx]

Wht abt now?)))

[@futhaiter366]

as a german, i can understand all those text. it was funny, although mostly nonsens. but that is what rowans talent is ... entertaining with reality in another way. very funny. thank you

[@SparkyCola3]

The point of the joke is really that this is the level of German that most Brits are exposed to: car advert mottoes, cities, beer names, basic words, useful holiday phrases, names of things which use the German word in English (dogs and so on) ...so Brits can understand it all too :) That's why they're laughing, they recognise the clutching at random German words he's been exposed to. Bit like if we sang in Italian it would be all "spaghetti bolognese, graffiti, por favor, impresario, operetta, terra cotta, al fresco..." etc. :)

[@matteohetzy7599]

A similar nonsense of italian words can be found in the song "Numero Uno" by Matze Knop

[@meze2095]

ApoRed.

[@Haloheld]

xD hahaha ja.. hab ich mir auch gedacht ^^ xD

[@thierrypauwels]

"per favore" ("por favor" is Spanish).

[@bthy384]

Did he say 'apple strudel'?

[@antonb9459]

apfel strudel :D

[@sheevpalpatine1105]

its a german cake

[@bthy384]

Thomas S. I know what it is. But that's a really random thing to say

[@utl94]

Brendon S. You don't consider "Ein beer, bitte" to be slightly random in a song?

[@bthy384]

utl94 ah fair point

[@jimmy_Peaker]

Me trying to sing opera. Specially in german... Beethoven's ears are still at hospital....

[@XXLSSBBW]

NAILED IT!

[@Pookie1-q2w]

Hahahhahaha this is so funny! Not bad Rowan!! I love his german

[@ProgazQQ]

Im German and my first thought was someone synchronized him xD impressive

[@lukinsrpskigameplay2545]

+Peiyun Xue Hahahahahaha yes it`s fun:D

[@GoatBlaat]

+pouceeter This has to be the closest description I've heard of German x'D Could apply for Dutch as well probably, Dutch is my first, German my third language :'D

[@Jay-he2mo]

Peiyun Pianist *THANK ME FOR 300 LIKES*

[@porkypine4529]

The funny thing is, even if he makes a mistake and everyone notices, it just adds to the humour 😂

[@kamil0775]

Rowan Atkinson + German = the crossover we need and we don't deserve

[@Coferosa]

Lyric english translation : Oh friends, not these notes! Joy of God's beautiful sparks Daughter of the Elysium Drunken of fire we will enter Your holy shrine, Heavenly daughter! Your miracles will connect again Whatever fashion had strictly divided All men will become brothers Wherever your tender wing remains ###### Berlin Hamburg Schumacher Baden-Baden lederhosen fast fast fast Yes Yes No No apple strudel Hofmeister and Holsten Pils Attention loving woman in milk Porsche oom-pah Vorsprung durch Technik Donner and Blitzen British architect tommorrow belongs to me pig, dog, fool a beer please Jurgen Klinsmann is not broke, Boris Becker always boom boom I'm a Berlin kindergarten pick, glühwein where his skipass edelweiss sings captain von Trapp thank-you Auf Wiedersehen Pet

[@Celrador]

Coro Gilang The originial is "Oh friends, not these NOTES!" (="Oh Freunde, nicht diese TÖNE") - Rowan Atkinson is singing "Oh friends, not this KEY!" (="Oh Freunde, nicht diese TONART"), which is a joke implying that his orchestra is playing the piece wrong. "Attention loving woman in milk Porsche oom-pah" He is actually singing "Achtung Liebfrauenmilch im Porsche" = "Attention Liebfrauenmilch in the Porsche" (Liebfrauenmilch is the name of a German quality wine and "im" = "in dem" = "in the") "pig, dog, fool" He is actually singing "Schwein(e)hund, Dummkopf" (he misspronounced the Schweinehund and left out the 2nd e) = "pigdog, fool" (Schweinehund/Sauhund = the dog used to hunt pigs a whole while back which became an insult/the name for your inner lazy asshole) "Jurgen Klinsmann is not broke" He is actually singing "Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt" = "Jürgen Klinsmann is broken" (kaputt = broken in the sense of a broken piece of something - i.e. the broken toy) "Boris Becker always boom boom" Not sure, but it rather sounds like "Boris Becker Himmel boom boom" = "Boris Becker heaven boom boom" (so it's heaven[=himmel] instead of always[=immer]) Just to state the obvious: His German in this sketch is far from perfect and contains a lot of mistakes concerning grammar, pronounciation and especially context. (Even though he usually speaks rather decent German, atleast the few words he knows and when he is trying to, this is just overplayed to make it more funny.)

[@messmeister92]

Coro Gilang "Vorsprung durch Technik" translates to "Advancement through technology," which is Audi's advertising slogan.

[@ProgressiveTrancer]

Jürgen Klinsmann is broken, not "not broke" ;)

[@iLiKeTrAiNs5695]

Coro Gilang j

[@amiqai]

I never would've understood. Thanks.

[@grahamcharters1638]

Hilarious! I needed that. Thank you so much!

[@changes251]

whatever he did... at least he came in on time... that makes him better than 80% all musicians combined.

[@patrickwall0815]

Very well performed and his facial expressions and gestures are amazing. Also the orchestre had not an easy job. Sometimes an improvised music-gap or drawn played tones... Very impressive!

[@quizmaster85]

Danke Schön, Auf Wiedersehen. Pet.

[@nelelohrmann2943]

the man will go down in history as one of the funniest comedians that ever lived on this planet

[@WMasterPeace1]

Better than Justin Bieber. :)

[@tystratton-quirk9859]

Who isn't?

[@akari8168]

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[@katarinabalasova6419]

I understood everything. When I first saw this I was dying. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't hear Rowan singing🤣this is so brilliant

[@helenlunn3829]

I love the Blackadder tune at the end

[@jacobsaxby9468]

I don't know how I didn't notice that. It's annoying me now.

[@jonL88]

With Brexit, Rowan won't be singing this anytime soon!

[@sfinx121]

Good for him.

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Well, he still got two more years. As soon as the UK has triggered this Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Which apparently will take them half a year more. So, Rowan still has got two and a half years to sing it ;)

[@jonL88]

+Rafael Sabbat I Schaut nur, spielt selber nicht. Hahaha, yeah that's why I said anytime soon :)

[@Jesus420.69]

Funnily enough, his brother was a founding member of UKIP

[@Jesus420.69]

Funnily enough, his brother was a founding member of UKIP

[@rosskerr1439]

If Beethoven was alive, and not deaf, he would have a shit fit over this.

[@mnzen2442]

"Thank you very much indeed." Most British phrase ever.

[@pds617]

Actually the lyrics are by Schiller...

[@rosskerr1439]

@@pds617 Fair enough.

[@korau6463]

dankeschön auf wiedersehen :DDDD

[@leiflohne3096]

Atkinson is for comedy what Beethoven was for music ❤

[@FLPatriot]

You have 3:53 minutes to live. Me: watches this video

[@hankscorpiouk]

*facepalm* How could he forget 99 luftballons?

[@schiggymoon4284]

+AlphaMikeOmega I guess because he knows we are no fucking Nazis? Are Americans still running around taking about slaves? Most of us has learned from history, Hitler was a piece of shit. I'd rather wish him crippling painful defeat :D Good that he's dead already (Should've happened earlier). Have nice day! :))

[@schiggymoon4284]

+Hartmut Hessel *have. I hate autocorrect

[@hankscorpiouk]

Hartmut Hessel He's probably english, they're stuck in the past.

[@schiggymoon4284]

+hankscorpiouk Maybe they need to be taught what that "greeting" means. Hoping for Hitlers victory, being happy about his success. Only stupid neo nazi scum would wish for that. We should all be happy that he's dead, or be sad that his mother didn't drown that bastard when he was a baby :D after that, you can decide if you really want to say that. :)) I'm always open for dark humour and satire, but stupidity sucks.

[@cynicat74]

I think you triggered some SJWs lmao

[@shahjalal664]

Oh the Joy to watch Rowan Atkinson. I believe, Beethoven would be happy to see this.

[@CloneTrooperKieran]

It was at this moment Europe knew, the EU was never going to work.

[@MrAdy0207]

+CloneTrooperKieran "United in diversity"

[@timvanrijn8239]

+CloneTrooperKieran you mean for english

[@Jesus420.69]

As a fellow Kieran myself, I concur.

[@AAARREUUUGHHHH]

+Tim van Rijn it only works for poor countries that don't enjoy their freedom

[@MrCmon113]

+CloneTrooperKieran - the biggest exporter of the world - the largest internal market of the world - contains the most developed countries in the world - contains the happiest countries in the world - no war in Western Europe since the union was founded

[@harpiyon]

"Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt" - as if it was written for the footbal world championship 2014 in Brasil, rofl

[@cpfishfan14]

imagine if he had switched klinsmann with Schumacher and followed with wo ist sein skipass

[@QuakeEntertainment]

cpfishfan14 :DD

[@mihaelatudorica4684]

Rowan has such amazing singing voice!

[@virgiliop4243]

Mr. Bean is still one of my favorite. Utterly comical and brilliant.

[@arthurchallat8530]

2:48 "Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaput" Always kill me XD

[@fandelisboa]

"Ja ja nein nein Apfelstrudel Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt" 😂😂😂😂😂 hahaha so geil 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏 göttlich!!!

[@ashleyp.4932]

I love how the audience laugh more as they realise who it is walking on stage. And then they keep laughing as he starts singing, but then it all dies down as they think this is actually going to be a serious piece.

[@MegaJacko4]

When he said "apple strudel" thats it. I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@videomailYT]

^^ doesn't matter what Rowan Atkinson tries to do, he is a genius that is able to entertain everyone without any struggle. That's a great talent he's gifted with...

[@asichka2]

''ist kaput''... XD this is killing me I am listening it every day,and i can't stop laughing.

[@hannahpingi1987]

...."Himmel bum bum ich bin ein Berliener! :DDD so many great advertising messages and famous sayings in one... ....have almost died from laughing...and my native language is neither English nor German

[@edinfific2576]

The face he makes, and the way he moves his eyes just makes his delivery perfect. 🤣🤣🤣

[@pancratius602]

When your parents ask you what you learned in German today „Schweinhund; Dummkopf; ein Bier, bitte!; Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt!“ 😂😂😂

[@shirleyhare6177]

He is a genuine comic, no found language, wonderful humility, awesome, AUSTRALIAN

[@him89ful1]

Simply brilliant! He is my Covid relief! Laughter is good medicine ! Thanks for a great performance!

[@etkth]

Piękne wykonanie wspaniałego hymnu cudownej i zjednoczonej Europy.

[@christianwidera6848]

Sometimes i'm tired of Mr. Bean, But i always LOVE Black Adder ;o) Atkinson is a great comedian. This is a "wunderbar" performance, Sir Rowan ! Love to everyone !

[@calrs682]

don't even need to know German to fall off my seat lmao on this one, thanks

[@williamkz]

Pure genius. Only Rowan Atkinson could pull that one off so brilliantly. Incredible talent. (I thought he was miming at first then it slowly dawned on me he wasn't - nearly fell off my chair laughing.)

[@byron4557]

Jurgen Klinsmann Ist kaput 😂😂😂

[@adigaty6724]

What does that mean?

[@byron4557]

+SomeRandomTurtle HD Jurgen kilnsmann is done he's kaput since he's old 😂

[@adigaty6724]

+byron4557 ahhh xD

[@steinadler4193]

"kaputt" means broken/dead/busted

[@powernarth-mm9819]

Stein Adler | Its kapot and means broken

[@TheSeaItIsStillViolent]

“Excruciatingly brilliant” is a perfect description for Rowan and his style of humour.

[@Ritermann]

"Thank you very much indeed." There is a 100% Chance that whoever says that is British :D

[@Smitology]

I don't know why but I read it in a strong Southern accent

[@fallingforfiction8507]

Okay, but to sing "Oh Freunde nicht diese Tonart" instead of "Oh Freunde nicht diese Töne" in the beginning is such a tiny tongue -in-cheek moment that most non-German speakers probably miss? I love it! (The original means: "Oh friends, not such tones/sounds" (referring to the general mood someone's speaking reflects, whether they sound annoyed or happy or angry and the original text asks people not to sound like that but to have a joyful Ton/air)(of course it's a musical pun as well). But instead he says "Tonart", which means simply: "Don't (play) in this key", which is a really sophisticated joke to make in German.)

[@davidw1518]

That's really interesting and insightful, especially the musical pun. Thank you, from somebody who has sung (in the chorus) Beethoven's 9th, but who understands practically no German.

[@Mulhollandize]

He doesn't sing "Tonart", he sings "Tone" instead of "Töne". Probably just because he can't pronounce the "ö" (Umlaut). It's the same as he does with "Bruder" instead of "Brüder" later in the text.

[@kristianefalk]

Er singt "Töne", nicht "Tonart". Er hat nur Probleme mit der Aussprache. Das "-rt" fehlt am Schluss des Wortes.

[@magdamanoli8753]

I had no idea, such a clever pun. That makes it so much funnier. Thank you for sharing this hidden (from most of us) German gem with us all.

[@kk9984]

I can't stop laughing when he sings "Berlin Hamburg Schumacher"

[@Hosenrolle1]

I don´t understand why the audience is laughing during the correct 1st verse of the song. He sings the correct words: Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium Wir betreten Feuertrunken Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder was die Mode streng geteilt. Alle Menschen werden Brüder wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. Everything correct.

[@LadyUrmel]

maybe because it sounds kinda funny how a British sings German with a very stromg accent (;

[@dumpster9048]

The words weren't the problem, it was his actions, emotions, and stuff, a natural born comedian.

[@conditiae3771]

+Hosenrolle1 Because to a British audience, Rowan Atkinson is so well known that we practically laugh the minute he comes on stage. Everyone knows he's going to be hilarious. Doesn't really matter what he says - or in this case sings - we laugh before it's even happened!

[@HolandaChiquita]

+Conditiae Also his pronouncing of German is funny. He is okay but it does sound weird with that too obvious English accent...

[@MrPorkmann]

The audience laughs because they are expecting to be amused. People are sheep.

[@richardboudville5188]

Mr Bean is extremely popular in Myanmar (Burma) where the younger generation are not well versed in English. They absolutely "Love" him. He is an International Comic transcending all languages till one's belly sches with laughter! Thank you Mr Rowan Atkinson. (From Perth Western Australia) expat Burmese.

[@blacbraun]

His humor is truly universal.

[@NancyJackman]

Mr. Bean.... absolutely love his genious. Even if you don"t understand German you can get that feel good spirit just watching him and his ability to improvise so brilliantly.