It's bizarre to me that fascists like this song when it's about the masses rising up against the exploiting classes. Fascism protects and entrenches the bourgeoisie and landlords, and usually the church as well (depending on country/culture). To me this is absolutely a song of the workers and peasants, and naturally socialist and revolutionary in spirit.
Well keep in mind, the nazis think their movement is about rising up against the ruling class as well. However, the line is drawn where in leftist movements, the ruling class is the bourgeoisie, where as with nazis it’s just jews.
@@ovalgoatkid1340 In multiple leftist parties in Germany they assumed that Jews composed the bourgeoisie and could justify ge*cide with that. Strasserism is a clear example. I think this does extend to n*zism as well to some extent. Similiar to modern anti-semetics they view the jews as the true dominant class in society that controls everything and corrupts everything. So to them it isn't g*nocide, it was literal class warfare.
the nazis had a tendency to steal from the communist, they for example wrote a version of "Auf auf zu kampf" and replaced Karl Liebknecht with Hitler. Also I think the melody for this song was written by someone who ended up becoming a nazi. a shame this song is now connotated with fascists though, it truly goes hard
I’ve always had a fascination with this song and how it’s torn between use by anarchists/socialists and fascists- so to finally see a performance by the former when it’s usually the latter is really interesting
I'm glad your bringing attention back to this song for us leftists, its long been one of my favorite tunes being both a marxist and a lover of medevial history
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn! Great to get a version of this revolutionary classic without some weird fascist weaboo picture of German tanks, which they are somehow sexually attracted to
Great song! I have to say, I'm surprised to hear a leftist sing this. In France (were I'm from), a version of this song exists, written by the french SS because it was the anthem of the SS division "Florian Geyer". The chorus says "we will hang the marxists" so it is a great surprise to see it here. Thank you for not letting the nazis steal this song.
@@Albaraka_plus No, it is about the Great Peasants' War but was composed around the 1920s by Bavarian poet and Artillery Officer Heinrich von Reder. The Aforementioned Nazi is Fritz Sotke, who arranged the melody. The reason Nazis love it so much is because of it's anti-noble and anti-church lyrics - also why leftists like it.
For an american, your pronounciations are awesome! Normally, english natives have problems with the ü's. the ß is just pronounced like a normal but longer s, would have been perfect if you could have nailed that! Sill awesome tho
@@Aetherius21 I agree. It carries more leftist themes regardless. I was pointing out why it was popular amongst reactionaries, given oc said "for some reason"
Then forward you workers, freedom awaits you, O'er all the world on the land and the sea. On with the fight for the cause of humanity. March, march you toilers and the world shall be free. Brothers and sisters in hunger are calling, Shall we be silent to their sorrow and woe? While in the fight see our comrades are falling, Up then united and conquer the foe!
I love this song! Not super important, but my grandpa (rest his soul) wrote in his will that we are to sing this along with whatever is the anthem of Israel in every memorial of his death. Also, I hate to nit-pick, but Kyrieleis is pronounced "kee-ree-L-ice". Great performance as of typing!! ALSO IM SO SORRY BUT ITS PRONONCED CLOSTER-DACHHHHHH IM SORRY IT JUST BOTHERS ME SO MUCH FOR SOME REASON LMAO
@@MonsieurJack95 You did great for a New-Yorker, seriously ;) p.s. It could just be a dialect thing, but I believe most germans wouldn't recognize the word as is pronounced in the video. Also random fact, it's my birthday in like 3 hours, so this video is a great gift man.
he does not speak the language, but tries to pronounce the words correctly. I don't speak German either, but when I sing this song, I can't be distinguished from a native Hamburgian or Frankfurter.
Would you ever consider doing partizanermarsh, the Yiddish version of einheitsfrontlied with different lyrics, or Di Shvue, the bundist anthem? I've been going back through your channel as I'm really into bundist music, and I'd love to hear your take.
@@limeboiler If you're not familiar with her, check out Isabel Frey, an Austrian Jewish socialist and activist who released an album of revolutionary Yiddish anthems. ruclips.net/video/87yFefoIu_o/видео.html&ab_channel=IsabelFrey-Topic
@@gabrielchristy7341 I am familiar with her cover of Daloy Politsey, however I wasn't aware of any other releases. I'm also aware of some of her protest work in Austria around 4 or 5 years ago... Thank you, though, I'm glad to know there's more where that came from.
There is been a lot of debate on the comment section about it, but I believe this song is clearly a leftist revolutionary song, since it is about the German Peasants Revolt of the 1520's, who were influenced by the ideals of Thomas Muntzer and the Anabaptists in believing that the End of Times was coming and that the existance of an hierarchical and oppressive society was incompatable with Christian values, and therefore it all had to be overthrown in favour of an utopian form of communism ("Kingdom of God" on Earth) based on Christian Millenarianism.
@@Lyudovik1917 I 100% agree, but in general comrades need to at least practice their cardio! Just give it a good 10 minutes a day and itll make a huge difference. It helps alleviate anxiety and promotes productivity. All the hardest working comrades I know try to be healthy! Doesnt have to mean tight abs and huge muscles. Just an overall healthiness.
As someone who's more right-wing, I find this song hilarious that most right-wingers like this. It's literally talking about overthrowing a monarchy and class divide. Honestly, the left pulled a major troll on us there.
@@hirdmann Yes. As someone who believes in nobility and respects Christianity - seeing most of my fellow traditionalists consider this song a traditionalist one is absolutely hilarious.
Despite being a socialist-sympathizer/anarchist I still really enjoy fascist music. The Japanese Imperialists and National Socialists had some bops! Just because I listen doesn't make me a fascist.
it'd be nice if socialist lyrics could be adopted to their music, it's what the Red, White, and Black armies did with various Russian folk songs and possibly military marches too during the Russian Civil War.
@@davidmartinez688 That happend with a lot of german songs too, Die kleine trumpeter and Auf auf zum kampf are two examples I can think of now, if anyone is interested I can link you them
well it isn't, the song is anti clergy and anti-clergy was a big thing with fascism, funnily enough, hitler loved the clergy and supported them. crazy how fascism works Lmao
Maybe because the "fascist"/NS movement was all about protecting the interests of the poor? Businessmen confused the NS economic ideology with the Marxist one ( Vampire Economy )
Everything is fine, but the pronunciation of the text is terrible. When I listen to it, it doesn't sound like German at all. However, the accompaniment he is very cool.
Dont be sad. The stupid nazis claim anything for them that has some great value. They even claimed the word socialism. That is not a reason we should let them have it, is it? ;)
"Note of caution: This song was popular both among revolutionary and reactionary groups during the Weimar Era. As such, fash like the song too." So you knew better, and recorded it anyway. *sigh*
@@Lyudovik1917 Imagine an army of leftists singing this in a distant land, the fascist stronghold trembling in fear as the red (and black) host approaches
yeah it'sad listening to this knowing that this can be misinterpreted to nazism, but, hey, we have to claim this song too because it was also used by us, comrades and Mr Jack did a great job helping us to show that this song is ours too :) ps: i noticed that ur profile is about Zimmerwald Conference, that's so cool, bc it's a great mark on the socialist (and anti-revisionist) history but still not well remembered... Mr Jack could record the Zimmerwald song as a tribute of this event, it would be so nice, even because there is only 1 version of this song on youtube
Very late but I wanted to add that your version is much more touching than many others. This song usually is sung heroically or grimly, but yours is much more tragic and inspiring in a way that doesn't have the bombastic fervor of fascist version. Very good reclamation of a song that shares history with some of the worst political movements.
It's bizarre to me that fascists like this song when it's about the masses rising up against the exploiting classes. Fascism protects and entrenches the bourgeoisie and landlords, and usually the church as well (depending on country/culture). To me this is absolutely a song of the workers and peasants, and naturally socialist and revolutionary in spirit.
Well keep in mind, the nazis think their movement is about rising up against the ruling class as well. However, the line is drawn where in leftist movements, the ruling class is the bourgeoisie, where as with nazis it’s just jews.
@@ovalgoatkid1340 In multiple leftist parties in Germany they assumed that Jews composed the bourgeoisie and could justify ge*cide with that. Strasserism is a clear example.
I think this does extend to n*zism as well to some extent. Similiar to modern anti-semetics they view the jews as the true dominant class in society that controls everything and corrupts everything. So to them it isn't g*nocide, it was literal class warfare.
the nazis had a tendency to steal from the communist, they for example wrote a version of "Auf auf zu kampf" and replaced Karl Liebknecht with Hitler. Also I think the melody for this song was written by someone who ended up becoming a nazi.
a shame this song is now connotated with fascists though, it truly goes hard
@@nickl1243 you are a fascist and the Revolution will not spare you.
@@ordinaryrat strasserism is not leftist, it was literally a part of the nazi party.
I’ve always had a fascination with this song and how it’s torn between use by anarchists/socialists and fascists- so to finally see a performance by the former when it’s usually the latter is really interesting
Theres a version by the German communist Ernst Busch, you should check that out too
@@cortexradio I had absolutely no clue he sang this song, thanks!
Was made by a nazi
I'm glad your bringing attention back to this song for us leftists, its long been one of my favorite tunes being both a marxist and a lover of medevial history
I looked up the song and its origins in The German Peasants war and I must say it does reflect the despair of the peasants.
i can suggest you Engels' book about this war. i've read it and i liked it
@@ArnWuhridenn what is it called?
@@zionmclaughlin655 Engels - German Peasents War
@@ArnWuhridenn Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out!
@@zionmclaughlin655 np
Setzt aufs Klosterdach den roten Hahn! Great to get a version of this revolutionary classic without some weird fascist weaboo picture of German tanks, which they are somehow sexually attracted to
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Great song! I have to say, I'm surprised to hear a leftist sing this. In France (were I'm from), a version of this song exists, written by the french SS because it was the anthem of the SS division "Florian Geyer". The chorus says "we will hang the marxists" so it is a great surprise to see it here. Thank you for not letting the nazis steal this song.
The melody was composed by a National Socialist though. Wouldn't it be the Marxist Socialists that are stealing it?
@@AM-cm2kj Well, the melody is composed by a nazi, not the song itself
Wasn't it from the German peasant revolt in 1526 though?
@@Albaraka_plus No, it is about the Great Peasants' War but was composed around the 1920s by Bavarian poet and Artillery Officer Heinrich von Reder. The Aforementioned Nazi is Fritz Sotke, who arranged the melody. The reason Nazis love it so much is because of it's anti-noble and anti-church lyrics - also why leftists like it.
do you have a link?
For an american, your pronounciations are awesome! Normally, english natives have problems with the ü's.
the ß is just pronounced like a normal but longer s, would have been perfect if you could have nailed that! Sill awesome tho
I am an American but learn german from well, German songs!
The ß isn‘t pronounced longer than the normal s sound. It‘s the vowel before the ß, that is pronounced longer.
Maybe it has something to do with your/my dialect.
ß isn't longer s. It is sharper s.
Theyre not though
Underrated youtuber, you make amazing covers dude. I hope I can be as good as you one day
have you ever considered starting making videos on youtube, it might be amateur but you can improve in time
This song is probably more popular with the right than left for some reason.
The melody was unfortunately composed by a Nazi
@@lucas3918 Good art transcends political lines
@@Aetherius21 I agree. It carries more leftist themes regardless. I was pointing out why it was popular amongst reactionaries, given oc said "for some reason"
@@lucas3918 I do know that the Nationale Volksarmee band played it on parade a lot.
Lakis wait, isn't it an old folk german melody? I thought i heard it in landsnechkt songs
Then forward you workers, freedom awaits you,
O'er all the world on the land and the sea.
On with the fight for the cause of humanity.
March, march you toilers and the world shall be free.
Brothers and sisters in hunger are calling,
Shall we be silent to their sorrow and woe?
While in the fight see our comrades are falling,
Up then united and conquer the foe!
I keep coming back to this.. its just so haunting
I love this song! Not super important, but my grandpa (rest his soul) wrote in his will that we are to sing this along with whatever is the anthem of Israel in every memorial of his death.
Also, I hate to nit-pick, but Kyrieleis is pronounced "kee-ree-L-ice". Great performance as of typing!!
ALSO IM SO SORRY BUT ITS PRONONCED CLOSTER-DACHHHHHH IM SORRY IT JUST BOTHERS ME SO MUCH FOR SOME REASON LMAO
"kee-ree-L-ice"
Is it really; shit I definitely remember hearing it pronounced the way I did, I think, in some NVA recording. Rip.
@@MonsieurJack95 You did great for a New-Yorker, seriously ;)
p.s. It could just be a dialect thing, but I believe most germans wouldn't recognize the word as is pronounced in the video. Also random fact, it's my birthday in like 3 hours, so this video is a great gift man.
@@limeboiler Happy birthday friend! Mines in two hours from now. Here's to us both!
@@lucas3918 Thanks! happy birthday. I'm 19 now.
@@limeboiler would you look at that lol, I'm also nineteen. We're on the same track
I am amazed at how many languages you can speak!
He technically doesn't "speak" the language. He just tries to pronounce it accurately. But still hard
he does not speak the language, but tries to pronounce the words correctly. I don't speak German either, but when I sing this song, I can't be distinguished from a native Hamburgian or Frankfurter.
Душевно спел, молодец.
This is fantastic.
I would love to hear "au mur!"
В конце захотелось похлопать, но исполнитель, жаль, не услышит. 😊 Тогда просто подпою.
Would you ever consider doing partizanermarsh, the Yiddish version of einheitsfrontlied with different lyrics, or Di Shvue, the bundist anthem? I've been going back through your channel as I'm really into bundist music, and I'd love to hear your take.
PLEASE WE NEED THIS
They could also use the english lyrics if they want
yeah please more yiddish. no reason except for im jewish myself.
@@limeboiler If you're not familiar with her, check out Isabel Frey, an Austrian Jewish socialist and activist who released an album of revolutionary Yiddish anthems. ruclips.net/video/87yFefoIu_o/видео.html&ab_channel=IsabelFrey-Topic
@@gabrielchristy7341 I am familiar with her cover of Daloy Politsey, however I wasn't aware of any other releases. I'm also aware of some of her protest work in Austria around 4 or 5 years ago... Thank you, though, I'm glad to know there's more where that came from.
There is been a lot of debate on the comment section about it, but I believe this song is clearly a leftist revolutionary song, since it is about the German Peasants Revolt of the 1520's, who were influenced by the ideals of Thomas Muntzer and the Anabaptists in believing that the End of Times was coming and that the existance of an hierarchical and oppressive society was incompatable with Christian values, and therefore it all had to be overthrown in favour of an utopian form of communism ("Kingdom of God" on Earth) based on Christian Millenarianism.
So it is similar to National Socialism.
@@Reinhard_Erlik neither in praxis nor in theory.
Absolutely beautiful
I heard the Hungarian version of the song "Geyer Florián dala" and I knew this sounds so familiar.
Душевно поет человек. Песня шикарная.
you have really pumping out videos recently, fantastic work.
Shame fascists use the song as well.
Good song with a roling beat.
Why is it a shame fascists use it too? The more people stand against Church, Aristocracy, and State, the better.
Fascists used it before communists
@UCeCYStn4e7eJ1mRicl_If1Q your entire personality is based on being anti-communist stfu
Communist undermencsh
Comrade needs to start hitting the gyms so he can truly work for the revolution
Behind every soldier is ten supporters. Jack does more than enough providing us with rallying cries
@@Lyudovik1917 I 100% agree, but in general comrades need to at least practice their cardio!
Just give it a good 10 minutes a day and itll make a huge difference. It helps alleviate anxiety and promotes productivity. All the hardest working comrades I know try to be healthy! Doesnt have to mean tight abs and huge muscles. Just an overall healthiness.
@@andresabourin2423 I agree, but being healthy is different to making fun of someone on the internet for looking weak.
@@Lyudovik1917 you're right. I just wanted to (maybe wrongly) add my little bit.
@@andresabourin2423 exactly just a bit of exercise a day
Bravisimoo !!!
This is gonna fuck up my recommendations isn't it?
bro this songs fire
Danke!
Excellent
I don't forget Rosa and Karl comrades hasta la Victoria siempre
hey can I get the pic of luxemburg and liebknecht with the shoe?
Althought this song was used by both side of the war, it was mainly singed by the Nazi's.
Это просто ахуенно
Согласен
I love that all sides of the political spectrum like this song.
i'd like to see arbetlosemarsch
Could you do Canción de Soldados form Rolando Alarcón, it's one of my favourite leftists tunes
As someone who's more right-wing, I find this song hilarious that most right-wingers like this. It's literally talking about overthrowing a monarchy and class divide. Honestly, the left pulled a major troll on us there.
@@hirdmann Yes. As someone who believes in nobility and respects Christianity - seeing most of my fellow traditionalists consider this song a traditionalist one is absolutely hilarious.
Probably used among right wingers who are more socialist minded (strasserists for example)
National Socialism promoted this doe? Strasserism is also very close to this
quelqu'un peut me dire à quelle genre de musique cette musique appartient?
folk german
Who are the two people on the thumbnail?
the women is Rosa Luxemburg and the men is Karl Liebknecht, some real intresting people :D
@@LumièreRoteFahne thanks!
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht, taken from us too soon by the SPD traitors and their fascist goons.
Despite being a socialist-sympathizer/anarchist I still really enjoy fascist music. The Japanese Imperialists and National Socialists had some bops! Just because I listen doesn't make me a fascist.
it'd be nice if socialist lyrics could be adopted to their music, it's what the Red, White, and Black armies did with various Russian folk songs and possibly military marches too during the Russian Civil War.
@@davidmartinez688 That's a good idea
@@davidmartinez688 That happend with a lot of german songs too, Die kleine trumpeter and Auf auf zum kampf are two examples I can think of now, if anyone is interested I can link you them
what scale is this set in?
more of a protestant german song than leftist
Finally... Its a commie song.
Why the note of caution?
This Song is actually a Landsknecht song from way before the political left or right were a thing
You don't know what a Landsknecht is
bizarre how fascists like a song about a peasant uprising
well it isn't, the song is anti clergy and anti-clergy was a big thing with fascism, funnily enough, hitler loved the clergy and supported them.
crazy how fascism works Lmao
@@oracuda it is funny because muntzer was praised by engels and was a proto-communist
Maybe because the "fascist"/NS movement was all about protecting the interests of the poor? Businessmen confused the NS economic ideology with the Marxist one ( Vampire Economy )
Everything is fine, but the pronunciation of the text is terrible. When I listen to it, it doesn't sound like German at all. However, the accompaniment
he is very cool.
I think its quite good. But the hissing sounds could be better.
@@DerDrako Yes, but the pronunciation is terrible, the words are mispronounced
👍🖤❤️💛🇩🇪😍😍
Bin kein Fan von Hammer und Sichel als Symbol wegen all dem, was unter dem Zeichen getan wurde, aber nice Performance
Sounds like Hatikvah lel
i checked it... and well damn, it does!! a lot...
I’m sad to say the description is right, and I’m also sad to say this is a Nazi song
Dont be sad. The stupid nazis claim anything for them that has some great value. They even claimed the word socialism. That is not a reason we should let them have it, is it? ;)
@@DerDrako no it was written by a nazi
@@Natalietrans more nationalists than nazis, but yeah, right wings anyways.
@@DerDrakono the writer was a fucking nazi
@@Natalietrans Then tell me who was the author?
Shpish voran...
Isn't this a Nazi song?? It's based af but it seems that the blacks in Swabia were appropriated by the Nazis 😭
It's not even a communist song...
Nazbol anthem when
ruclips.net/video/PxQM93SQwWs/видео.html&ab_channel=AnimeKorsanlar%C4%B1
Suffer with me
Never
"Note of caution: This song was popular both among revolutionary and reactionary groups during the Weimar Era. As such, fash like the song too."
So you knew better, and recorded it anyway. *sigh*
potentially we can rip this song away from the fashies if enough leftists like it
@@Lyudovik1917 Imagine an army of leftists singing this in a distant land, the fascist stronghold trembling in fear as the red (and black) host approaches
Don't let the fash steal any more art man, if anything the lyrics of the song are far more leftist than reactionary in nature
We don't need any fash concern trolling, gtfo bootlicker. Our art is our art, and it will be torn from their cold dead hands
yeah it'sad listening to this knowing that this can be misinterpreted to nazism, but, hey, we have to claim this song too because it was also used by us, comrades and Mr Jack did a great job helping us to show that this song is ours too :)
ps: i noticed that ur profile is about Zimmerwald Conference, that's so cool, bc it's a great mark on the socialist (and anti-revisionist) history but still not well remembered... Mr Jack could record the Zimmerwald song as a tribute of this event, it would be so nice, even because there is only 1 version of this song on youtube
When Himmler annexes Germany
Very late but I wanted to add that your version is much more touching than many others. This song usually is sung heroically or grimly, but yours is much more tragic and inspiring in a way that doesn't have the bombastic fervor of fascist version. Very good reclamation of a song that shares history with some of the worst political movements.