The episode begins
with Italy cheerfully telling Germany that he has written a song for him.
Germany is surprised that Italy has written a song for a supposed enemy and
tells him to sing it.
Italy starts to sing "Song Dedicated To Germany From Italy" (Germany
ni Sasageru Italy no Uta) as he strums his guitar and musical notes float in
the air. A dazed Germany listens. To add
hilarity to this scene, the karaoke lyrics appear on the screen (in Japanese of
course):
Germany. Germany. Germany is a great
place.
They feed me even though I'm a prisoner.
The food doesn't taste crappy like British stuff either.
Sausage, cheese, it's all so tasty!
For a dog, it's heaven. That's what Germany is.
But why are all Germans so stern? I feel like I'm going to be crushed by their
intimidation.
My heart is so afraid and I'm going to cry. The girls are so big too.
Is it your hobby to burst barrels of beer every day?
Also, please stop raiding my house in swarms. The tourists are way too scary.
German chicks are bigger and better built than me.
Yoohoo!
The last two lines are sung with Italy already packed into a cardboard box (by
Germany) and sent back to the Italian troops.
[Opening Credits]
The scene changes to a time period between World War I and World War II. Germany is complaining to himself about his situation:
even though France lost WWI and the war is over, he is still demanding the
unreasonable.1
Cuckoo clocks start appearing on the screen, coo-cooing in time. One of
the cuckoo birds is actually a smug France who coo-coo's with the rest of them.
Germany is seen hammering away at his work table, complaining that he has to
make cuckoo clocks day in and day out to repay his bills to France. He then at
least finds some comfort in the fact that the war is over and that he was able
to ditch the weirdo Italy and relax. While he's musing to himself, the viewer
can see Italy - dressed in red - wandering and floating around in the
background like an airhead.
1: Most likely referring to the Treaty of
Versailles following Germany's defeat in WWI. More info here. The anime footnote reads: "France, who despised Germany, blamed all the
war on Germany and its allies. On top of that, the compensation that they
demanded was 132 billion Gold Marks!! Big brother France, who loved fishing in
troubled waters, also came to occupy the Ruhr area."
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