Bertolt Brecht sings (with translation) 'The song of the futility of all human endeavour' (1929) скачать в хорошем качестве

Bertolt Brecht sings (with translation) 'The song of the futility of all human endeavour' (1929)

This sardonic song comes from the Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill 'Threepenny Opera' ('Die Dreigroschenoper') of 1928, sung here by Brecht himself in 1929. I've provided a free translation of the lyrics. The song is sung by master crook and thief-taker Peachum at the beginning of Act 3. (To 'peach' someone is to betray them to the law.) Brecht's version follows the plot of John Gay 'Beggar's Opera' of 1728 fairly closely, right up to the theatrical reprieve of the 'hero' MacHeath. In the film version of 1931, instead of the reprieve the criminal gang decides to abandon crime and open a bank as it's more profitable - a neat ending, though Brecht disapproved and walked off the film.