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!…
#wirlagenvormadagaskar #madagascar #germany #song #history #drludwig #navy #marine

[@duwang8499]

Song: Sounds happy. Actual meaning: *LIFE IS PAIN!!!*

[@adanalbantoglu7970]

Behold, The description of me!

[@charlie-jz3us]

the song in a nutshell: *FML*

[@lefrenchaudir188]

It became heaven when they occupied norway and france

[@invadegreece9281]

@@lefrenchaudir188 no, Tirpitz was stuck in Norway in the cold for years

[@Draco_Alpha]

that seems to be the German experience from the last 150 years, unfortunately.

[@tidewaterrat]

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.

[@peterkoch4746]

Thank You Sir!

[@elriemo9255]

@@peterkoch4746 Best greetings from Eckernförde. Hummel, Hummel - Mors, Mors

[@murphyhitzkopf2002]

Liebe Grüße aus Wilhelmshaven! Kamerad!

[@sparky-xz1nb]

Ja, sehr gut.

[@MrZocker92]

Bruder - Brother

[@jurgenchristiansen6075]

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.

[@TheKapuzina]

Zusammenhalt wird dadurch gestärkt, anders könnte man Kriege ect nicht Durchhalten.

[@freedomgoddess]

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.

[@MattKlocke]

"Captain, a German cruiser has been spotted. Should we fire?" "Just wait, I want to let them finish their song first"

[@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp]

*No no, let them finish their song*

[@VaultPieter]

"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..."

[@vincentabraham5345]

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

[@sethlovell8424]

@@vincentabraham5345 I doubt anyone would be able to hear their singing in the midst of a chaotic battle.

[@LucSkyOCT]

@@SoshoKozadokaGojiraChargedUp No no, he has a point.

[@angelakretschmer5037]

Dieses Lied kannte ich schon als Kind und jetzt bin ich über 80 und finde es noch immer schön

[@wladynoszhighlights5989]

Ich finde es auch sehr schön, auch wenn es ein bisschen traurig ist

[@k-hengel9515]

Genau so solltes es sein ! Grüße aus Franken

[@n.sch.8455]

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.

[@NoobBLOX]

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.

[@dr.ludwig]

We call that Galgenhumor.

[@heinrichmirgrautsvordir6613]

@@Emigdiosback yes

[@cleidsonaraujopeixoto163]

German humour is no laughing matter.

[@zhouwu]

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.

[@arandomhuman1996]

@@dr.ludwig du bust duetsch?

[@fubukibuki--dai-35-gokuchi45]

Das haben wir im Segelverein bei uns gesungen.

[@pz-wrthe_dead_tanker1456]

Ich kriege jetzt schon Gänsehaut davon, weil ich mir das Bildlich vorstelle, das war bestimmt sehr schön😍

[@keday8138]

Sehr melancholiches Lied wo einst die tapferen Krieger herstammten Lebwohl Kameraden u. gute Reise

[@TheWarriorLP16]

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😂

[@peeron6829]

das hört sich so fcking schön an man..

[@flaviusstilicho1239]

Steiles Wohnheim.

[@Jerry-cc4nk]

"ja wenn das Schifferklavier an Board erklingt, ja dann sind die Matrosen so still, weil dann jeder der Matrosen an die Heimat denkt, Die er gerne einmal wieder sehen will......." Hat mich als kleiner Junge im Kindergarten schon emotional gepackt und tut es immer noch und wird es auch immer. Respekt für alle mutigen Seeleute, die da draußen dieses Schicksal auf sich nehmen, damit wir frische Waren haben und immer gut reisen können. DANKESCHÖN. "sure, when the accordion sounds on board, sure then the sailors are quiet, because every sailor then longs for his home, that they really want to see anytime again..... " That one got me since I was a child and heart it first in the Kindergarten and still gets me and will get me ever and ever again. Respect to all the brave sailors who share that fate, for us to always have fresh goods and us to be able to travel with joy. THANK YOU. "take care"

[@Grail_Knight]

Moral of the story: Germans have infinitely high morale Love Germany from Sweden 🇩🇪❤️🇸🇪

[@yannisdrescher9975]

They had.

[@jeanvaljean7266]

@@yannisdrescher9975 Yes we had ... but I have still

[@abeedhal6519]

HAVE. Enough with these self defeatist attitudes, yannis.@@yannisdrescher9975

[@gmenxtube]

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:

[@astrolinn]

So you all died of the plague?

[@moongduri5466]

@@astrolinn I SUPPOSE

[@KomradeCPU]

that was a nice uno reverse

[@ayuwoki453]

@@astrolinn Yes.

[@evil_cat181]

@@astrolinn yes

[@josephstalin364]

Allied navy songs: Kill the enemy! German navy songs: Ahoy, Comrade Ahoy ahoy

[@Rick2010100]

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".

[@ernestbarcella175]

@@Rick2010100 Thanks Rick, higher knowledge from your part ,, Salute !!

[@dervolldrosten6320]

@@Rick2010100 galgenhumor is important since they try to kill the population

[@NotAnYoutubeAccount]

Yes

[@kets2796]

Ahoy, Kamerad Genosse Stalin ! Right!

[@acqua61]

Buona giornata Germany! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪E tutti i vostri Marinai! 🤗🤗🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@khanbibi]

Oh mein Gott, meine Mutter hat mir das immer vorgesungen, als ich klein war, danke, dass du das hier gepostet hast

[@stoneosprey138]

when u r happy u enjoy the song, when ur sad u understand the lyrics. such a fitting quote

[@Imperialarmytrooper]

Yes, too true.

[@TheSchleier1]

Das Lied haben wir bei der deutschen Marine sehr oft gesungen.

[@alexaiiabramowick3969]

As German I can confirm that’s what we do whenever we go on a boat

[@Noname-ur4ct]

"Kein Wind in die Segel uns pfiff" das Bild: ein dampfbetriebenes Schlachtschiff

[@dr.ludwig]

Haha XD Naja theoretisch stimmt es, wenn man kein Segel hat, kann auch kein Wind reinpfeifen XD

[@CaptainFailo]

@@dr.ludwig gut gerettet ^^

[@user-kw3zv6ul1o]

Did Scharnhorst Kriegsmarine ship ever visit Madagascar??)

[@redrickschuchart6425]

Те самые пингвины из Мадагаскара, когда направили свой сухогруз на Мадагаскар)

[@stefankuczmik6973]

Das haben wir in den 60/70er Jahren in den großen Ferien im Zeltlager am Feuer gesungen. Waren das schöne Zeiten.......

[@GerNaySeal]

Wieder ein tolles Video! Danke Dr. Ludwig, für das Teilen dieser Kulturgüter, es braucht mehr Menschen wie sie!

[@dr.ludwig]

Aww vielen Dank^^

[@admiralkoma839]

Isso Dr Ludwig hat Klasse 👍😃 und trifft genau mein Geschmack

[@tompanther1755]

Eines der vielen schönen Lieder, die wir regelmäßig in der Grundschule gesungen haben. Vielen Dank Dr Ludwig.

[@prussianangler]

Legend says that this song was sung while the Bismarck was sinking

[@karlitu8092]

Legends are wrong

[@Brunaa00098]

Source? Never heard of this

[@Dylanowich]

@@Brunaa00098 "Source?" 🤓

[@Brunaa00098]

@@Dylanowich Go play outside, kid. Dude throws anything he wants out of his ass and I have to believe? Dumbfck

[@metalwithrevenant]

Ahoi ahoi kameraden, ahoi ahoi 🎉❤

[@derfalke7071]

Aufjedenfall ein mega Ohrwurm und mit Text zum Nachdenken wie immer 1A

[@hugodunsany5576]

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!"

[@tomtomsen791]

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)

[@heycunt7186]

I'm not certain whether to be laughing amused or to feel something lol

[@angelakretschmer5037]

Den Marsch kann ich immer wieder hören und mitsingen. Das ist schön

[@CapitalTeeth]

As far as military songs go, Germany has everyone else beat.

[@piotersymulator]

1000% bro

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Because of the Bubonic plague

[@clemensmuller5170]

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.

[@AlexanderJScheu]

Dr. Ludwig, Wiederum Danke, Auch bei der Luftwaffe .. gesungen, vor 63-Jahren, unsere Ausbilder/ Instrukteure waren 'Alle noch WK-2 und Vor-Sänger (RIP)

[@inamac9707]

Ich bin Sachse und finde das Lied sehr schön. 👍😘

[@timmodoxx1834]

Deutsche Qualität

[@christinepische1062]

Dieses Lied haben wir im Sommer im Zeltlager an der Ostsee Abends beim Lagerfeuer immer gesungen

[@libzbond]

This is the German equivalent of "Pumped up kicks". Catchy tune, dark lyrics and meaning.

[@michaelmoritz8236]

Im Bordchor der Fregatte Bremen gehörte das zum Standartlied ....schön wars.

[@witheredrose2620]

I can’t understand why anyone would dislike this song

[@frederickgates4349]

Copy that

[@chanchan-82]

Haben wir in den 80er gesungen, cooles Lied

[@TheSchleier1]

wir auch.

[@schlawa]

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 :)

[@zwilder1]

Never heard this version, but bloody wonderful it is!

[@AnonymousFohYOU]

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 🇬🇧❤🇩🇪

[@asschultze4182]

Wunderbar!

[@rolfuhlmann4162]

super das waren noch zeiten

[@jaroslawparzych4719]

To bardzo świetna piosenka i super wykonanie. Brawo bravo 🎵🎶🐺🎵💖🎶🐺🎵💖🎶💐😃

[@kurtlange7391]

DAs war unsere Musik wenn wir auf dem Meer waren

[@poopsiedoodlesp8506]

Happy tune + singing about dying = deutsche qualitat

[@schmoorfderschmied1763]

@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.

[@abrahamweiss5827]

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.

[@ivangenov6782]

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)

[@ivangenov6782]

@@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

[@albundy1931]

Bismarck have survived! :-) Salute to an Great Ship and all Sailors!

[@user-zh3wh5uh5f]

Спасибо за ваши публикации! Вы открываете для нас богатство немецкой песенной культуры!

[@slyfox466]

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 :)

[@carloshugogeib7961]

I remenber my Family singing this song. Good old times.

[@frederickoftheartic2209]

I didn't know happy songs with sad lyrics existed before the 2000's

[@thegrimraver3034]

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

[@Martin_Gruber]

Der Film "Muttertag" hat mich hergelotst. Jetzt kenne ich das Lied auch.

[@Lahusse156]

This song is simply beautiful

[@nitukka2b]

Viellen Dank. Dass ist die Musik von Zuhause!

[@DR-ts4eh]

We were singing this song in elementary school quite often. Yes we understood the lyrics but didn't care, good times. ;)

[@user-iu3en9bf1u]

So beautiful song! I am happy to listen it many times

[@JokeyZockey]

Die 2020er-Version: "Wir lagen vor (beliebigen Hafen in dem gerade ein Kreuzfahrtschiff liegt einfügen) und hatten Corona an Bord!"

[@user-uq6ug4wi1c]

Thanks for your contribution of preserving German culture and history from a span of a thousand years.

[@ENu-vt2ek]

Nice song !! Greetings from Switzerland

[@Semjonify]

One of my favourite Corona songs

[@marycavender7136]

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!🎭🎼🌹❤️🖤💛💞👍🙄😏🥺

[@mariamirabella8747]

💐❤❤❤VIELEN DANK, Lieber Dr.Ludwig 🌊🚤❤🤝❤🌊😃Was für ein TOLLES und WUNDERVOLLES Lied*****🎨TOLLES Bild, TOLLES Video 💐🌹💐👌🎵🦋😍🦋Ich bin Begeistert von diesen Lied 🎶🎵🌟Goldene Stimmen .....Wunderschöne Ausführung....💎BRILLANT...........:)))🎶🎵🌟🎙🎶🌊🚤💪🌟👑🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪👑🌊❤❤❤👍❗🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖 DANKE SCHÖN 💖 Ich wünsche dir den besten Tag, Liebe, Güte und Glück Dr.Ludwig ❤🍻🍺🎵☀️⚘💋💋💋

[@kets2796]

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

[@In-Afrika-ist-Muttertag]

Ich hasse Jazz Musik einfach nur Müll Preußische Militär Musik ist himmlisch und diese Musik natürlich auch.

[@brigitterademachers6768]

Schön das man die Lieder mal wieder hören kann 😊

[@michaeljssnsklt]

I played this near my glass of water. Now the water is rotten.

[@Andrey_Berg]

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.

[@CaptainFailo]

Ja sehr schade =(

[@jasperfromming6633]

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

[@Andrey_Berg]

@@jasperfromming6633 Das sind alles Märchen über Lager. Die Verursacher des Krieges - England und die Vereinigten Staaten.

[@Opa_der_Kranke]

den Gedankenspagat musst du unbedingt näher ausführen! Ich glaube nämlich nicht, dass in Norwegen KZs standen!@@jasperfromming6633

[@thomasmunstermann951]

deutsches.liedgut.und.so.schön....

[@Milano294]

Ah ah ein Lied von meinen früher Kindheitstagen😏

[@yusufshaleh.2979]

The random Ship i sent to asia to support japan dying because no oil in my hoi4 game:

[@7ThePrimagen]

My entire fucking fleet when I think sending them headfirst into a superpower state was a good idea

[@bravesputnik2232]

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

[@knuffy101]

So schön!

[@Rick2010100]

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.

[@nightravenonline]

I play this song very often , great singers ,

[@KlausJB]

Kannte ich bislang noch nicht👏👏👏

[@lauropatzer6978]

Velhas e imortais canções que sempre emocionam.

[@elinovias9884]

que hermosa melodia

[@ihsanabdulai9365]

Love from Ghana 🇬🇭

[@Chidori_1]

So schöne lied.

[@johannesmuller5667]

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.

[@501legion5]

Only Germany can sing happy about a ship doomed

[@luckydernoob5517]

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 .

[@frankyboy8513]

Nothing describes a good time better than being stuck at sea dieing from plague.

[@luckydernoob5517]

@@frankyboy8513 Yeye i am german myself so i know the lyrics , still makes me really happy .

[@alexaiiabramowick3969]

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:

[@lolpogger7045]

Communist

[@frankyboy8513]

@@lolpogger7045 no u

[@imasheep590]

I think you made a spelling mistake. It should be cool instead of 'weird'

[@alexaiiabramowick3969]

@@imasheep590 entschuldige das bitte ich werde es umgehend korrigieren !

[@redcoat1314]

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

[@Olivia589.]

Why does every German song sounds so good and then you learn what they're singing about it's always sad

[@dr.ludwig]

Only this time not always XD

[@user-dh1nx6wt8l]

Das ist unser Gemüt...

[@marycavender7136]

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!🤔🎼🎵🌹🇩🇪🌹👍❗

[@deutschersoldat518]

Perfection 👌

[@JugglerBlend]

wunderbar!

[@dapperfield595]

To think about it, during voyages til the late 19th century, a sailor dying was an expected sight.

[@Wiener_TV]

Sehr schön.

[@jointhecommunistpartywegot9415]

Singen wir immer an bord

[@yamumhasthebiggay2582]

What a banger

[@piotersymulator]

super .danke

[@void6237]

This is the song that plays in my mind when my fleet dies of attrition

[@girnigoeman2727]

Used to sing this song in my 6th grade music class in Germany

[@Dodo-ze5ep]

Super!

[@clydrexezekielalzate9707]

Such a wholesome song *then got a plague on board...*