Apology | And when I sit in the tavern over a glass full of wine

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by Ludwig Bowitsch (1818 - 1881)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Entschuldigung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Und sitz ich in der Schenke 
beim vollen Glase Wein:
so denk' ich dein in Ehren, 
lieb Weib, so hold und rein!

Und gibt sein [tiefstes]¹ Fühlen 
der ein' und andre kund,
so leer' ich dir zu Ehren 
das Glas bis auf den Grund.

Und schreit' ich auch als Zecher 
oft über Maß und Ziel,
so denk' ich, dir zu Ehren 
geschieht doch nie zu viel.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Silcher

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Confirmed with Ludwig Bowitsch, Liederbuch, Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn, 1866, page 143.

¹ Silcher: "tiefes"

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Bowitsch (1818 - 1881), "Entschuldigung", appears in Liederbuch, Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn, first published 1866 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Entschuldigung", op. 72 (Chöre und Quartette für Männerstimmen aus dem Nachlass, erstes Heft) no. 8 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Tübingen: Laupp'sche Buchhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Apology", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

Apology

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And when I sit in the tavern over a glass full of wine,
then I honour you, my beloved wife, so dear and pure!
And if one or the other expresses his deep feelings,
then I empty the glass to the bottom in honour of you.
And when I often go too far in a carousal,
then I think that I can never do too much in honour of you.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Bowitsch (1818 - 1881), "Entschuldigung", appears in Liederbuch, Wien: A. Pichler's Witwe & Sohn, first published 1866
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 70