Blue Angel

Cabaret Songs.

"It's All a Swindle" (Alles Schwindel), by Mischa Spoliansky and Marcellus Schiffer (1931)

ENGLISH: 

Life's a swindle, yes, it's all a swindle

so get what you canfrom your fellow manGirls and boys todaywould rather steal than playand we don't care 

GERMAN:

Alles Schwindel, alles schwindel,

überall wohin du guckst
und wohin du spuckst!
Alles ist heut ein Gesindel,
jedes Girl und jeder Boy,
’s wird einem schlecht dabei!

Interpretation: I chose these lyrics because they match pretty well with the concept of nihilism. In other words, there are not values, morals standards, or social rules to follow. Just try to get as much as you can from others and safe yourself. In the same way, I linked the lyrics with the movie "Blue Angel" because I think that Lola and the professor  faced swindle each other. Similarly, the lyrics mention girls and boys in a way that represents feminism. At the end, everybody can do whatever they want and nobody cares. 

"Chuck Out the Men" (Raus mit den Männern), by Friedrich Hollaender (1926)

ENGLISH: 

The battle for emancipation's been raging since history began

Yes, feminists of every nation want to chuck off the chains made by man
Hula girls and housemaids and wives in Maribou
hear all our voices thunder in protest
Anything that men do women can do too
and more that that we women do it best

GERMAN:

Es geht durch die ganze Historie
ein Ruf nach Emanzipation
vom Menschen bis zur Infusorie
überall will das Weib auf den Thron.
Vin Hawai-Neger bis zur Berliner Range
braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall daher:
Was die Männer können, können wir schon lange
und vielleicht ’ne ganze Ecke mehr.

Interpretation: I chose these lyrics because they represent gender equality. In the same way, I took into consideration the time of the lyrics when women were not allow to do basics things without their father or husband consent.  

Summary Paragraph 175

      In general the paragraph 175 talks about the punishment that individuals who had homosexual preferences would receive at that time. In other words, the paragraph explains in details what would happen if a person force or allow to have sex with another person of the same sex. As a conclusion, paragraph 175 shows the society rejection to homosexuality back then.

I think it relates to the lecture because the movie "Blue Angel" shows the sexual restrictions and morals rules of that time. In the same way, the actress of the movie lived a very sexual and open life for her times (she was lesbian) .