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by Johann Paul Kaltenbaeck (1804 - 1861)

Wer zahlt die Zeche?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mein Herz das brennt, mein Herz das brennt,
Ob feines Lieb' das wohl erkennt? 

Lass ab, lass ab mein junger Knab, 
Die Lieb' die geht bei uns nicht ab! 

Wohl auf den Reben wächst der Wein, 
Kein Neider kann betrunken sein. 

Schenk' ein, schenk' ein, ein volles Glas, 
Trink' aus mein Lieb', was schadet das? 

Es schadet nicht, es ziemt mir wohl,
Ich weiß auch den, der's zahlen soll!

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Paul Kaltenbaeck (1804 - 1861) [author's text not yet checked 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 Walter von Goethe (1818 - 1885), "Wer zahlt die Zeche?", op. 20 (VI Altdeutsche Lieder), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Hannover: in der Hofmusikalienhandlung von Adolph Nagel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Who pays the reckoning?", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-12-13
Line count: 10
Word count: 69

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