Avenue Q - Schadenfreude [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

Gary Coleman:
Right now you are down and out
And feelin' really crappy

Nicky:
I'll say

Gary:
And when I see how sad you are
It sorta makes me happy

Nicky:
Happy?

Gary:
Sorry Nicky
Human nature-
Nothing I can do
It's Schadenfreude
Making me feel glad that I'm not you

Nicky:
Now that's not very nice Gary

Gary:
I didn't say it was nice
But everybody does it
'Dya ever clap when a waitress falls
And drops a tray of glasses?

Nicky:
Yea

Gary:
And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters
Fallin' on their asses?

Nicky:
Sure

Gary:
Don't you feel all warm and cozy
Watching people out in the rain?

Nicky:
You bet

Gary:
That's

Both:
Schadenfreude

Gary:
People taking pleasure in your pain

Nicky:
Oh. Schadenfreude, huh? What's that? Some kind of Nazi word?

Gary:
Yup. It's German for 'happiness at the misfortune of others'

Nicky:
'Happiness at the misfortune of others'
That is German!
Watching a vegetarian
Being told she just ate chicken

Gary:
Or watching a frat boy
Realize just what he put his dick in

Nicky:
Being on an elevator when somebody
Shouts 'Hold the door!'

Gary:
Oh yea!

Both:
No!
Schadenfreude

Gary:
Fuck you lady!
That's what stairs are for!

Nicky:
Ooh- How about:
Straight A student's getting B's

Gary:
Exes getting STDs

Nicky:
Waking doormen from their naps

Gary:
Watching tourists reading maps

Nicky:
Football players getting tackled

Gary:
CEOs getting shackled

Nicky:
Watching actors never reach

Both:
The ending of their Oscar speech!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!
Schadenfreude!

Gary:
The world needs people like you and me
Who've been knocked around by fate
Cause when people see us
They don't want to be us
And that makes them feel great

Nicky:
Sure
We provide a vital service to society

Both:
You and me!
Schadenfreude
Making the world a better place
Making the world a better place
Making the world a better place to be!

Gary
S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-E-U-D-E!