for all thoose who always ask for the lyrics: sense of the whole sketch is that the second half of lyrics are not more than randomly combined german words XD... but if you are interested..... here are the lyrics (with commendations and some translations): Oh Freunde, nicht diese Töne (oh buddies not these sounds) Freude schöner Götterfunken (Joy, fair spark of the gods,) Tochter aus Elysium (Daughter of Elysium,) wir betreten feuertrunken (Drunk with fiery rapture, Goddess,) himmlische dein Heiligtum (We approach thy shrine!) Deine Zauber binden wieder (Thy magic reunites those) was die Mode streng geteilt (Whom stern custom has parted;) alle Menschen werden Brüder (All men will become brothers) wo sein sanfter Flügel weilt (Under thy gentle wing.) (SEARCHING FOR LYRICS) Lala lala lala lala.....lala lala laaa lalaaaa bumm bumm bumm bumm rumpa umpa (fantasy words) Ber.. Berlin Hamburg Schumacher (self explaining) lala lala Baden Baden (German City) Lederhosen - schnell schnell schnell (bavarian costume pants - quickly quickly quickly) Jaja Nein Nein Apfelstrudel (yes yes, no no, apple cake) Hofmeister und Holsten Pils (2 brands of German Beers) achtung (attention) lieb' Frau Milch ("Liebfrauenmilch" is a well known german brand of wine) im Porsche (in Porsche) Umpa (????) Vorsprung durch Technik (lead by technology - slogan in an german advertising years ago - AUDI) Donner und Blitze(n) ([literally: thunder and lightnings - referring to Santas reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen]) britischer Architekt (that was the pay-off line for a TV advert for the Rover 800 in 1988, the advert depicted sleek British-made cars purring past the "Neue Staatsgalerie" in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling) tomorrow belongs to me ([that's an allusion to the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a song from the american movie as well as the Broadway-Musical called "Cabaret" which thematise Berlin 1931 and the rise and takeover of the Nazis) Schwein Hund Dummkopf - ein Bier bitte (pig dog fool - one beer please) Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt (Jürgen Klinsmann is broken) Boris Becker Himmel BUM BUM ("Boris Becker" heaven bum bum - "Bumm Bumm Boris" was his nickname in his past) - and "Bumm Bumm" was an ice formed like a tennis racket, stick filled with chewing gum) ich bin ein Berliner (words of J.F. Kennedys famous speech in Berlin) lala hol' (get) in Kindergarten, Glühwein (mulled wine) wo ist sein Skipass (where is his Skipass) Edelweis (mountain flower) singt capitän "von Trap" (no idea what word he means - maybe actually here it means a song from a Musical called "The Sound of Music") Dankeschön - Auf Wiedersehn (thanks - good bye) Pat (Goodbye Pet, -> actually it means the British comedy-drama TV progamme about seven British migrant construction workers who live in the first series on a building site in the German city Düsseldorf] hope this will help you out XD

What you might not have noticed, in the beginning he sings "O Freunde, nicht diese Tonart" meaning "Oh friends, not in this key". Adds a little more hidden comedy

As a German, I found this hilarious. To be honest, Atkinson's pronunciation is almost flawless.

If that's Rowan's actual voice he is brilliant

As a German speaker this was hard to watch without dying😂

"Thank you very much indeed." Most British phrase ever.

Can we just appreciate how his voice is still awesome

His style of humor never will get old. Long live the king of Comedy!

As a German myself, I can't help but smile and cry with laughter!!!! Rowan nailed it!!!! Every time I feel sad, I always come and listen to this.

He's not only funny as hell, but he's got a marvelous singing voice. But you can tell his true joy is making people laugh. And he does it brilliantly.

I'm dead at "Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt..."

The real joke here is that the lyrics of Ode to Joy is actually repeating

me during a German test XD

1:55 Berlin [capital], Hamburg [city], Schumacher [Toni Schumacher = German goalkeeper] Baden-Baden [city], Lederhosen [leather pants/trousers, traditional garb in South-Germany and Austria], schnell schnell schnell [quickly quickly quickly] ja ja [yes yes], nein nein [no no], Apfelstrudel [apple strudel, strudel is a type of layered pastry with filling that is usually sweet], Hoffmeister [German beer type], und [and], Holsten-Pils [German beer type] Achtung [attention], Liebfrauenmilch im Porsche [Liebfrauenmilch in the Porsche, Liebfrauenmilch = German sort of wine, Porsche = German make of car], umpa [oom-pah], Vorsprung durch Technik [advantage through technology, slogan of the German make of car Audi] Donner und Blitze(n) [literally: thunder and lightnings - referring to Santas reindeers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen], britischer Architekt [british architect, that was the pay-off line for a TV advert for the Rover 800 in 1988, the advert depicted sleek British-made cars purring past the "Neue Staatsgalerie" in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling], tomorrow belongs to me [that's an allusion to the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a song from the american movie as well as the Broadway-Musical called "Cabaret" which thematise Berlin 1931 and the rise and takeover of the Nazis] Schwein [pig] und [and]/ Schweinehund [skunk], Dummkopf [fool], ein Bier bitte [a beer please], Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt [Jürgen Klinsmann is broken, German soccer-player in the past and now a soccer-coach] Boris Becker [German tennis player in the past and now something else], Himmel [heaven], Bum Bum [German ice sort originated in 1986 which is based on the form of a tennis racket, in reference to the moniker of Boris Becker "Bum Bum Boris" when he surprisingly won Wimbledon in 1985], Ich bin ein Berliner [I am a "Berliner", it's a quotation from a speech by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963. With that he was underlining the support and solidarity of the USA for West Germany 22 months after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent mass emigration to the West] ?holen [?fetch], Kindergarten [kindy/nursery school, originally a German word which became as well common in the English language], Glühwein [mulled wine, a traditional drink in Central Europe which is especially popular in the Advent season on Christmas markets], wo ist sein Skipass [where is his ski pass] Edelweiß singt Captain von Trapp [Edelweiß sings Captain von Trapp, edelweiß literal translated = noble white, but actually here it means a song from a Musical called "The Sound of Music"], dankeschön [thank you], auf Wiedersehen Pet [literaly translated = See you soon/Goodbye Pet, but actually it means the British comedy-drama TV progamme about seven British migrant construction workers who live in the first series on a building site in the German city Düsseldorf]

Well, on an excruciatingly lonely Christmas Day in covid isolation, this made me laugh out loud. Thank you, Mr. Bean.

"Ich bin ein Berliner" Best ever version of the quote 😂

i am german and i cant stop laughing

Auch wenn es nur "abgelesen" wurde, finde ich es beeindruckend wie gut er deutsch sprechen kann. Ich liebe Rowan Atkinson und seine besondere Art und Weise die Komik in Szene zu setzen! Einfach ein Ganzkörperkomiker mit Leib und Seele den es SO nie wieder geben wird! Ein unfassbar sympathischer Mensch mit einer unglaublichen Gabe!

Atkinson is for comedy what Beethoven was for music ❤

How come it took 23 years for me to find this. This man is truly amazing!

The very first line: "Oh, Freunde, nicht diese Tonart" = "Oh, friends, not in this key"

This is too flattering to us British. There is no way the average Brit could know enough random German words for a second verse, let alone a third, fourth, fifth and sixth!

1:44 my German guide 😂

I'm German but I almost fell off the chair laughing !

German is my native language, thus I can understand every word he's improvising here. And I can tell ye, I'm crying tears of laughter here. Wonderful job. Didn't expect anything else from that guy though XD

When youre a German its even funnier XD God save Rowan Atkinson, King of Humor xD

I think the best part is his getting totally confident and saying "Fuck it, i got this" after the second verse

It lacks a "Schmetterling!"

This is called pure creative genius..... A guy who can confidently make other people laugh at himself is a man with serious guts in the first place. But a guy who can make up an amazing piece like this ad lib is an absolute genius........ Long live Rowan Atkinson......

I am not a German speaker. THIS WAS HILARIOUS. Mr. Bennington never fails to make us laugh.

Wow. Respect!! Atkinson is actually pronunciating the words very very correctly. As a german speaker, i am deeply impressed and if it wasn't the famous Mr Bean I would have thought that the singers mother tounge is german. Brilliant. Bravo!

LOL I'm surptised how words like Lederhosen, Apfelstrudel and Kindergarten go very well with the music. German...

I'm german and I can't stop laughing and watching this!!! XDXD Just awesome!!

Me trying to sing opera. Specially in german... Beethoven's ears are still at hospital....

If Beethoven was alive, and not deaf, he would have a shit fit over this.

"Edelweiss singt Captain Von Trapp" IM DYING

I totally lost it at "Ja, ja! Nein, nein! Apfelstrudel!" It was just too brilliant! xD

I literally always die at "Achtung Liebfraumilch im Porsche, umpah Vorsprung durch Technik" like I don't think I've laughed this hard in my life (and I laughed a lot).

Aa an intentional student learning German, before today I only understood "achtung", "ich bin", "danke schön", and "auf wiedersehen". After around 6 months I watched it again today and I understood one more word, "glühwein". Progress 👌🏻

If Beethoven was still alive,i think he will spit out blood!

The unexpected appearance of _Forsprung durch Technik_ was hilarious

Rowan Atkinson + German = the crossover we need and we don't deserve

The funny thing is, even if he makes a mistake and everyone notices, it just adds to the humour 😂

I'm having a horrible day,and I've been crying since yesterday,but this made me laugh. I can't find the words to say how grateful I am for his humour

Noch nie hat ein Engländer so perfekt deutsch gesprochen. Ich bin beeindruckt! Never before an English man spoke german that perfectly. I'm impressed.

"The excruciatingly brilliant Rowan Atkinson"

Absolutely brilliant performance,, how he keeps going os something to behold.

Did he say 'apple strudel'?

"Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt" - as if it was written for the footbal world championship 2014 in Brasil, rofl

"Ja ja nein nein Apfelstrudel Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt" 😂😂😂😂😂 hahaha so geil 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏 göttlich!!!

...."Himmel bum bum ich bin ein Berliener! :DDD so many great advertising messages and famous sayings in one... ....have almost died from laughing...and my native language is neither English nor German

Always love Rowan Atkinson...!!!!

It was at this moment Europe knew, the EU was never going to work.

I understood everything. When I first saw this I was dying. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't hear Rowan singing🤣this is so brilliant

2:48 "Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaput" Always kill me XD

as a german, i can understand all those text. it was funny, although mostly nonsens. but that is what rowans talent is ... entertaining with reality in another way. very funny. thank you

*facepalm* How could he forget 99 luftballons?

When your parents ask you what you learned in German today „Schweinhund; Dummkopf; ein Bier, bitte!; Jürgen Klinsmann ist kaputt!“ 😂😂😂

With Brexit, Rowan won't be singing this anytime soon!

This man is an individual genius . Such glare of humour and his pronunciation make me laugh . This man is a rare genius .

One of the funniest things I have ever seen. Tears to my eyes every time I watch. Absolutely genius!!!

Very well performed and his facial expressions and gestures are amazing. Also the orchestre had not an easy job. Sometimes an improvised music-gap or drawn played tones... Very impressive!

The real reason for BREXIT...

I love the Blackadder tune at the end

When he said "apple strudel" thats it. I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"ja ja nein nein apple strudle" hit hard

Not many things make me genuinely laugh out loud. This does, even after all these years. Total genius!!

Jurgen Klinsmann Ist kaput 😂😂😂

the man will go down in history as one of the funniest comedians that ever lived on this planet

This is the official version for me now.

A most beautiful rendition of the European anthem ! Thank you.

Whatever Rowan Atkinson does or portrays it becomes an instant irresistible piece of humor!. I've seen a lot of his videos and what he does is flawless--his expressions, his movements. No one can match him or even come close.. I look forward to seeing him for a long time.

Achtung, Liebfraumilch im Porsche!" :) :)

I can't stop laughing when he sings "Berlin Hamburg Schumacher"

NAILED IT!

Hahahhahaha this is so funny! Not bad Rowan!! I love his german

It's 2022 and I'm still watching, I've been a fan of Mr. Bean since I was a kid and now I'm 20 years old, I really enjoy watching his comedies. I come from Vietnam

Danke Schön, Auf Wiedersehen. Pet.

whatever he did... at least he came in on time... that makes him better than 80% all musicians combined.

I don´t understand why the audience is laughing during the correct 1st verse of the song. He sings the correct words: Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium Wir betreten Feuertrunken Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder was die Mode streng geteilt. Alle Menschen werden Brüder wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. Everything correct.

The face he makes, and the way he moves his eyes just makes his delivery perfect. 🤣🤣🤣

Rowan has such amazing singing voice!

''ist kaput''... XD this is killing me I am listening it every day,and i can't stop laughing.

You have 3:53 minutes to live. Me: watches this video

“Excruciatingly brilliant” is a perfect description for Rowan and his style of humour.

"Olle Menschen samma Zwider, i möchts in die Goschn haun". Grumpy greetings from austria

Mr Bean is extremely popular in Myanmar (Burma) where the younger generation are not well versed in English. They absolutely "Love" him. He is an International Comic transcending all languages till one's belly sches with laughter! Thank you Mr Rowan Atkinson. (From Perth Western Australia) expat Burmese.

Better than Justin Bieber. :)

Oh the Joy to watch Rowan Atkinson. I believe, Beethoven would be happy to see this.

don't even need to know German to fall off my seat lmao on this one, thanks

Lyric english translation : Oh friends, not these notes! Joy of God's beautiful sparks Daughter of the Elysium Drunken of fire we will enter Your holy shrine, Heavenly daughter! Your miracles will connect again Whatever fashion had strictly divided All men will become brothers Wherever your tender wing remains ###### Berlin Hamburg Schumacher Baden-Baden lederhosen fast fast fast Yes Yes No No apple strudel Hofmeister and Holsten Pils Attention loving woman in milk Porsche oom-pah Vorsprung durch Technik Donner and Blitzen British architect tommorrow belongs to me pig, dog, fool a beer please Jurgen Klinsmann is not broke, Boris Becker always boom boom I'm a Berlin kindergarten pick, glühwein where his skipass edelweiss sings captain von Trapp thank-you Auf Wiedersehen Pet

"Thank you very much indeed." There is a 100% Chance that whoever says that is British :D

He is a genuine comic, no found language, wonderful humility, awesome, AUSTRALIAN

understanding German.EXE has stopt working :´)

‘Lederhosen, schnell, schnell, schnell’ 😂😂😂😂 2:03

Piękne wykonanie wspaniałego hymnu cudownej i zjednoczonej Europy.

^^ doesn't matter what Rowan Atkinson tries to do, he is a genius that is able to entertain everyone without any struggle. That's a great talent he's gifted with...

I know not much Geman. But I know how to knock over my coffee cup by laughing too much.

I love how the audience laugh more as they realise who it is walking on stage. And then they keep laughing as he starts singing, but then it all dies down as they think this is actually going to be a serious piece.

Okay, but to sing "Oh Freunde nicht diese Tonart" instead of "Oh Freunde nicht diese Töne" in the beginning is such a tiny tongue -in-cheek moment that most non-German speakers probably miss? I love it! (The original means: "Oh friends, not such tones/sounds" (referring to the general mood someone's speaking reflects, whether they sound annoyed or happy or angry and the original text asks people not to sound like that but to have a joyful Ton/air)(of course it's a musical pun as well). But instead he says "Tonart", which means simply: "Don't (play) in this key", which is a really sophisticated joke to make in German.)