Dem Kellner:
 Setze mir nicht, du Grobian,
 Mir den Krug so derb vor die Nase!
 Wer  ...  Wein bringt, sehe mich freundlich an,
 Sonst trübt sich der Eilfer im Glase.

Dem Schenken:
 Du zierliches Mädchen, du komm herein,
 Was stehst du  ...  da auf der Schwelle?
 Du sollst mir künftig der Schenke sein,
 Jeder Wein ist dann schmackhaft und helle.

Note: the word "Eilfer" (line 1-4) is not a typo for "Elfer" as some CD booklets might lead one to believe. Cf. Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm: "Eilfer"

Composition:

Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Türckisches Schenkenlied", op. 50 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 1 (1838), published 1840 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh

See other settings of this text.

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "No m'empenyis a terra, tu groller", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Don't throw it down, you boor", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Butor, ne me mets pas le pichet", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Non mi sbattere così, villano", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Emilia Maxim

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 55