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Conan the Barbarian standing on a mountain peak and raising a red electric guitar overhead beneath the title “Das Beste im Leben!”
August 22, 2026August 24, 2026

Das Beste im Leben!

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Conan der Liedermacher, “Das Beste im Leben!”
From the long-lost 1977 album Lieder aus Cimmerien, Schwertklang Schallplatten.

Deutsch

Das Beste im Leben!

What is best in life?

Das Beste im Leben!

What is best in life?

Deine Feinde zu vernichten

Crush your enemies!

Sie vor dir fliehen zu sehen

See them driven before you

Und die Klage ihrer Frauen zu hören

And hear the lamentation of the women

Das Beste im Leben!

Mit dem Schwert in der Hand zu reiten
Die Feuer der eroberten Stadt zu sehen
Den Schatz des besiegten Königs zu nehmen
Und niemanden um Erlaubnis zu fragen

And hear the lamentation of the women

Das Beste im Leben!

Meinem kleinen Pferd Kekse zu geben
Und auch seinem kleinen Eselfreund

Crush your enemies!

Zigarren zu rauchen
Und mit meinem Humvee zum Einkaufszentrum zu fahren

See them driven before you

Das Beste im Leben!

Einen besonders großen Kürbis zu bewundern
Vielleicht hatte er mit dem Wind im Haar doch recht
Und neunundneunzig rote Luftballons wären sehr hübsch
Aber auch die Klage ihrer Frauen

And hear the lamentation of the women

What is best in life?

Das Beste im Leben!

Getrocknete Blumen in ein Buch zu pressen
Ein hübsches kleines Kleid zu tragen, das meine Beine zeigt
Kleine Kätzchen und Welpen zu knuddeln
Und die Klage ihrer Frauen zu hören

Die schweren Dinge hochzuheben!
Und sie wieder hinzustellen!
Meinen Humvee zu fahren!
Ganz langsam durch das Einkaufszentrum!

See them driven before you

Crush your enemies!
See them driven before you
And hear the lamentation of the women

What is best in life?
What is best in life?

DAS BESTE IM LEBEN!

The lamentation of the women

English Translation

The Best Thing in Life!

What is best in life?

The best thing in life!

What is best in life?

To crush your enemies

Crush your enemies!

To see them driven before you

See them driven before you

And to hear the lamentation of their women

And hear the lamentation of the women

The best thing in life!

To ride with sword in hand
To see the fires of the conquered city
To take the treasure of the defeated king
And to ask no one for permission

And hear the lamentation of the women

The best thing in life!

To feed cookies to my tiny horse
And his little donkey friend, too

Crush your enemies!

To smoke cigars
And drive my Humvee to the mall

See them driven before you

The best thing in life!

To admire a particularly large pumpkin
Maybe he had a point about the wind in your hair
And ninety-nine red balloons would be very pretty
But also the lamentation of their women

And hear the lamentation of the women

What is best in life?

The best thing in life!

To press dried flowers into a book
To wear a nice little dress that shows my legs
To cuddle little kittens and puppies
And to hear the lamentation of their women

To lift the heavy things!
And put them down again!
To drive my Humvee!
Very slowly through the mall!

See them driven before you

Crush your enemies!
See them driven before you
And hear the lamentation of the women

What is best in life?
What is best in life?

THE BEST THING IN LIFE!

The lamentation of the women

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Rick Anderson (not that one) is a dedicated music enthusiast, deeply passionate about guitars and audio equipment. His musical journey, enriched by collaborations with well-known artists he prefers not to disclose, makes him a versatile figure. Equally comfortable strumming his guitar in El Monte and writing on a broad spectrum of topics — from music critique to in-depth guitar and audio equipment reviews.

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