Thank u for the English subtitles, is there anymore of this sow that's been done plz.

Superb. Sublime. Perfection. & thank you for the subtitles.

Many huge big thank-yous.

I've never heard of him and already I'm crying. Poor guy. If I could travel back in time, I could save his life and he would play Von Krolock on Broadway instead of Michael Crawford

My favorite Tanzsaal performance because of its intensity

I love this song beautiful and scary at the same time

Que interpretação maravilhosa!!

Am I missing something here or is the chorus a blatant rip-off of Total Eclipse of the Heart? Regardless, I love this song.

thanks so much for the translation and subtitles. helps to learn the song

I"d say that definitely the best Krolock voices I've heard are Steve Barton and Ivan Ozhogin. But Kevin is my favorite. :)

steve war einfach der beste nicht nur in dieser rolle

fuer eine dvd mit steve ist es leider zu spaet ich bin auch der meinung dass es gut waerw alles zu dokumentieren um solche tollen kuenstler der nachwelt zu erhalten

Makes you wonder what might have happened if Steve Barton hadn't died.

This is actually a very nice translation of one of my favourite TdV songs. :) Could you perhaps make a translation of Einladung zum Ball, my most favourite? :)

Eindeutig besser als jeder andere danach. Nur ist die Qualität der Aufnahme ist miserabel. Wird echt mal zeit das sich die Rechte Inhaber einigen und eine offizielle Aufzeichnung frei geben. Dann hat das handy cam gefilme ein ende und die Fans sind über alles glücklich mit einer HD Fassung. Es gibt Elisabeth schon als DVD Aufzeichnung und es hat den Musical Besuch danach keinen Abbruch gemacht. ...im Gegenteil. Also wiederholt endlich diesem Erfolg mit diesen Kult Musical und wertet es digital aus. Die Fans werden es euch aus dem Händen reißen. Verkaufs Rekorde sind vorprogrammiert.

Nur jemand der psychisch so fühlte, konnte es so singen. Schlaf gut, Steve.

As much as I understand, you got very close, though. Ignoring the fact that the word order had to be changed sometimes to make the phrases of lyrics make sense of course.

Steve Barton ist so Hammer - eine Ehre das er extra unsere Sprache gelernt hat x3 es ist schrecklich wie früh er gestorben ist!! Rip in Peace Stevie

Steve Barton ist echt mein Lieblingsgraf x33

1:33 you misspelled as you put "ass"

I agree. Steve Barton is all that a vampire should be. Dark, mysterious and seductive... and that voice. It is simply incredible to hear it. He was suited for this role, and he played it SO well. The German version is definitely far superior then the English version...

*for me

I'm so happy I found those videos of him on KZfaq. I never had the chance to see him perform but fit me he is the one and only krolock. He lives his role and even scares me a little. Perfect

I firmly believe, that if Steve Barton had lived to play this role, in a version of this show that was as close to the Vienna original as possible, that he would have easily won a Tony, and stepped out of the shadows of his Phantom co-stars. We miss you, Mr Barton, deeply.

Er ist leider schon Tod

If you refer to the song that plays during the introductory credits, it is from the demo albumn for an anticipated English version of the opera. It is called "Original Sin" and is an approximation of "Gott is Tod", but not really a translation. You can find it on KZfaq. Sung by Steve Barton, it never saw the light of day other than the failed comedic musical on broadway that destroyed any chance "Tanz" will ever appear again in USA (Thanks for nothing Crawford!).

There is no proper english version. There was an adaptation into English that was made as a sort of "pilot" to test if US Audiences would accept the musical. On that collection the song is named "Endless Appetite", and was recorded by Steve Barton. The lyrics on that are almost completely different from the original. You can find it on KZfaq. Unfortunately, when Tanz opened on Broadway, it was played as a comedy, and was one of the greatest failures of all time. Closed in 4 days.

Where did you find the English version? I can only find the German version,,,

I have to say that the english Translationen is not correct. :(

So viel Gefühl....er war er...genial.

You know that most of the original sin text in english is taken from the original "original sin" meat loaf did with Jim Steinman?

为什么听着那么像粤语歌啊？

wow this is the frist vidoe I saw when i frist cam across this show on youtube back then the only one with english subs was Kevin Tarrt then i started to kech on I am a fast learner with other languigs so now after 3 years i can understand i completely so I can injoy all the singers of this roll but now adays theres more and more with subs any way thanks for putting this up Steven barton for ever

@JamesJBurt If I find the rest, will you do more?

@noodnic Yes, you are so right, he did!

7:00 Did he just break the forth wall?

@queenmedesa And apples are nothing like oranges.

This is not a literal translation, but an interpretation. As I indicate in the comments, interpreting a song remains a compromise between exact word-by-word translation, and changing some words and order of words so that one may maintain the same rhythm and if possible rhyming of the stanzas. The result is an interpretation that conveys the same meaning, but is not a word by word translation. If you ever try doing it, you will find it is a challenging endeavor.

I got this CD cause i knew the Original Raoul de Chagny [aka Steve Barton] was in it. I never knew he knew german. He was really good as Krolock. <3

I'm speechless. This musical is beyond words. And Steve is amazing - just look at his face, he completely LIVES that role!

@dracerick The name is "Tanzsaal" or "Dance Hall" literally. It might be interpreted in English to be "The Ball"

Oh my God, I love this musical, but I speak English. Thanks for the subtitles!

love love love it. one thing what is the name of the soung? english and German I am looking all around this video but do not see it. please do tell

Ich liebe das Lied. Und dann noch mit Steve Barton ... Der Gesichtsausdruck ist genial

Wow this helps a lot! Thanks so much!

That's a good question, the quality of this video, with the changing angles indicates that there is a professionally filmed video of the entire opera, but perhaps not commercially available....

Thanks for the post. Is there a way to get the entire musical, with Steve Barton, on video? I cant find it anywhere.

Thanks for watching. Enjoy the marvelous voice of Steve Barton. Please read the introduction before commenting, questions about the translation may be answered there