☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a proud plumber who always finds work.
- The plumber introduces himself through different customer stories and challenges.
- He emphasizes his skills and willingness to find solutions, even if it means doing excessive work at times.
- Humor and exaggeration are used to highlight the absurdity of some situations.
- In the end, the plumber is ready to change professions and suggests becoming an installer to continue earning a living.
Interpretation
"Ich bin Klempner von Beruf" by
Reinhard Mey is a humorous ode to the profession of a plumber. The lyrics tell the story from the perspective of a plumber who is proud of his job and emphasizes that there is always work for him, no matter the situation. It describes different situations and challenges he faces in his work.
In the first verse, he introduces himself and emphasizes that there is always something to repair. He also tells the story of a customer who needed a new boiler and how he explained to the customer that a repair would have been more expensive than a new installation.
In the following verses, he describes other situations such as a clogged sewer line, a broken pipe, and a leaky pipe. He tells each time about the solutions he finds, but often in a humorous and exaggerated way, highlighting the absurdity of some situations.
The plumber constantly emphasizes his skills and willingness to solve problems, but also hints that sometimes he does more work than necessary. This is evident, for example, when he tells the story of the customer who wanted to repair a pipe and the plumber ended up replacing all the pipes.
At the end of the song, he emphasizes that he is ready to change his profession if there are no more plumbers and suggests that he could become an installer. This is a humorous hint that he will always find a way to continue earning a living.