Fill my drinking horn!

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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Füllt mir das Trinkhorn!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Füllt mir das Trinkhorn! 
  Reicht es herum!
Trinken macht weise, 
  Fasten macht dumm! 

Was ist das Athmen? 
  Ein Trinken von Luft --
Was ist das Riechen? 
  Ein Trinken von Duft!

Was ist ein Kuß, als 
  Ein doppelter Trank!
Trinken macht selig,
  Fasten macht krank! 

Was ist das Sehen?
  Ein Trinken des Scheins --
Klingt's auch verschieden,
  Bleibt es doch Eins!

Füllt mir das Trinkhorn! 
  Reicht es herum!
Trinken macht weise, 
  Fasten macht dumm!

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• H. Marschner

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Confirmed with Friedrich Bodenstedt, Alte und neue Gedichte, Erster Band, Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R.v. Decker), 1867, page 30.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Füllt mir das Trinkhorn", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 1. Lieder [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Fill my drinking horn!

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Fill my drinking horn!
  Pass it around!
Drinking makes one wise,
  Fasting makes one stupid!

What is breathing?
  A drinking of air --
What is smelling?
  A drinking of scent!

What is a kiss, but
  A double drink!
Drinking makes one glad,
  Fasting makes one sick!

What is seeing?
  A drinking of light --
Though it sounds varied,
  It remains one and the same!

Fill my drinking horn!
  Pass it around!
Drinking makes one wise,
  Fasting makes one stupid!

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Translations of title(s):
"Armenisches Trinklied" = "Armenian drinking song"
"Füllt mir das Trinkhorn" = "Fill my drinking horn"
"Kosackentrinklied" = "Drinking song of the Cossacks"
"Trinklied" = "Drinking song"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), "Füllt mir das Trinkhorn", appears in Alte und neue Gedichte, in 1. Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-05
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