Da wird nicht mehr nachgefragt!
Wein ist ernstlich untersagt.
Soll denn doch getrunken sein,
Trinke nur vom besten Wein!
Doppelt wärest du ein Ketzer
In Verdammnis um den Krätzer.

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Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Trunken müssen wir alle sein", 1889, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 35, Mainz, Schott
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• by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Trunken müssen wir alle sein", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ]
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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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