How is the song 'Die Moritat von Mackie Messer' better known in English?
"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists, including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959.
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Gery Tillmanns
Mickie and Messer were the give sways for me.
Larry Jones
Knowing German helped.
Paulette Arnold
Read the music and figured it out.😁
Gerryman
Not too many popular songs celebrating knife crime these days.
Chrissie
Showing the tune was a big help, too.
Irene Townsend
Don't know German, but love that song
Marianne Frederick Halterman
Bobby Darin made it famous in the U.S.
Janet Poor
Love that song!!!🤗
deborahpmercer
Another German speaker, so an easy one for me.
jack patti go
I loved the song, when Bobby Darin did it!
Char
Gery Tillmanns, Mackie did it for me
Char
Got it don't know but a few words of German just enough to pick Mack out
docluci
Used a hint
Wilma Tomlinson Mcphail
Got it thanks to Ernie Kovac!
hodoushere
Messer also knife in Yiddish.
Jennifer Dyster
I like the translation into English because wit is the guiding principle, not literal accuracy.
Carl Belken
Got R wrong but liked the question anyway.