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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4012317" data-attributes="member: 63706">That is the common translation, but translated word for word it is &quot;Work Makes Free&quot;. From the discussion page on the wikipedia entry for the phrase:&quot;I am of german origin and have read about the theft of the &#039;Arbeit macht frei&#039; sign in Auschwitz in the BBCnews section and the Guardian newspaper. There I have read the translation of this sign as &#039;work sets you free&#039; or &#039;work brings freedom&#039;, which is not correct. The slogan doesn´t mean cynical that there was a possibility to get freedom through intense work. The slogan means &#039;corporal work brings spiritual liberty&#039; in an Orwellian sense (George Orwell 25.06.1903 - 21.01.1950). It´s a kind of Orwellian newspeak. Therefore the best translation is the word-by-word translation of &#039;Arbeit Macht Frei&#039; in &#039;Work Makes Free&#039;.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4012317, member: 63706"] That is the common translation, but translated word for word it is "Work Makes Free". From the discussion page on the wikipedia entry for the phrase: "I am of german origin and have read about the theft of the 'Arbeit macht frei' sign in Auschwitz in the BBCnews section and the Guardian newspaper. There I have read the translation of this sign as 'work sets you free' or 'work brings freedom', which is not correct. The slogan doesn´t mean cynical that there was a possibility to get freedom through intense work. The slogan means 'corporal work brings spiritual liberty' in an Orwellian sense (George Orwell 25.06.1903 - 21.01.1950). It´s a kind of Orwellian newspeak. Therefore the best translation is the word-by-word translation of 'Arbeit Macht Frei' in 'Work Makes Free'." [/QUOTE]

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