Trunken müssen wir alle sein!
Jugend ist Trunkenheit ohne Wein;
Trinkt sich das Alter wieder zu Jugend,
So ist es wundervolle Tugend.
Für Sorgen sorgt das liebe Leben,
Und Sorgenbrecher sind die Reben.

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Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, 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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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Drunk! We all ought to be drunk!", 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
• HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (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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