http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y9aKqawdUQ
The scene is from "La Vita è Bella", in which an Italian Jew is imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. To protect his son from the real horrors, he pretends that the whole thing is a game. He mistranslates the German's words. Can someone tell me that the German actually says?
Mariana
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Hello
The nazi says:
Is there somebody here who speaks german?... Roberto Begnini approachs to the soldier
Listen up!
I m going to speak only once
You have been brought to this camp for only one reason: To work!
If someone makes an attempt of sabotage, he will be sentenced to death
The executions will be taken in the yard and with a shot in the back
You have the great honor to work for our german Reich
There are 3 basic rules you must carry out:
1)Don t try to run away
2)Follow every instruction without asking why
3)If you organiza a mutiny, you will be sentenced to death by hanging
Is that clear?
You should be grateful to work for us
If you obey the rules, you will be safe
Obedience is everything!!
There s something else:
When you hear this," He whistled", everybody must go outside this building at once
Every morning you will get in 2 lines
I want to say also that you will be working outside this building (he points at it), in that moment you will understand the dimensions of the camp easily
That s it!
My partner is german and translated it to me in spanish, then I translated to English
Sorry for my english
I hope it helps you
Bye
Rebecca
Der Untergang, Das Boot, and Stalingrad Three very powerful German films about World War II, from the German perspective.
Erika
La Vita Bella Movie
Fong Kah Chun
Best translation. Well done!
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maybe that's right