East German National Anthem from Top Secret! (1984) (subtitled)

One of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker's less well-known gems compared to the likes of Airplane and The Naked Gun, Top Secret! is nevertheless packed wall-to-wall with gags. Some, like this one, you need subtitles to catch.

©1984 Paramount Pictures, all rights reserved

[frankieslounge]

Glad I'm not the only one who was expecting Auferstanden aus ruinen

[mrheem]

Hail to Shorewood HIgh School Hail the green and blue Thy strength and thy spirit Keep us always true. Thy guardians are the mountains, Forests and the sea, Praise and honor to Shorewood Hail, all hail to thee

[jedimaster]

Why was I expecting Auferstanden Aus Ruinen? XD

[bismajoyosumarto]

This reminds me of that Kazakhstan anthem from the Borat movie...

[krisstarring]

LOL, this is classic. "Top Secret" is one of my favorite spoof movies. It is a satire of the Cold War global politics back in the 80's much in the same way that the later "Team America: World Police" was to the so-called Global War On Terror in the 00's.

[gerogegerog]

We making it through the Berlin Wall with this one🥶🥶🥶

[ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes]

Do not think that I'm a Nazi
Actually we're communists
No Gestapo, only Stasi,
Soviet leaders we have kissed


We walled up our western border
To prevent our people's flight
If you visit, follow orders
Stick to checkpoints and behave
Sovereign, not quite
Russian satellite

[shardlord]

Original East German anthem: May peace be granted to Germany, our fatherland.

This anthem: IF YOU TRY TO CROSS THE BERLIN WALL, THE GUARDS WILL KILL YOU!

[Charliecomet]

So, that's what "Auferstanden Aus Ruinen" really means!

[skovner]

Should be "any try to escape", not "and try to escape", though

[fisterhr]

Western anti-communist propaganda during the cold war was funny at times.

[oinkster]

For some reason, I feel bad for the people shown in the video.

[sha]

That's a little cut down, the subtitles.

[Jake-rcxi]

Hail, hail, East Germany
land of fruit and grape
land where you'll regret
if you try to escape
no matter if you tunnel under
or take a running jump at the wall
forget it, the guards will kill you
if the electrified fence doesn't first

[wildewulf-]

You haff to hand it to zee Germans they write great songs and zey also build great cahs!

[Goodiebagman]

Did I just see Ron DeSantis in the audience

[karmelodion]

Awful subtitles, far funnier on VHS, I'm afraid..

[hellsguenni]

Wtf are they singing? I am a german mother tongue but I understood nothing. It's a bit like the deadly joke in Monty Python's

[Sloyment]

These subtitles are complete fake. :-(

[latexbeep]

This is not the GDR anthem...
DAS IST NICHT DIE DDR-HYMNE!!!