~ Früh morgens wenn die Hähne kräh'n ~
 
The second line of the verse which is not on the stein is included so you don't have to guess. The scene tells it all on this Jugendstil (youth style = modern art) stein ca. early 1900's.
 
Früh morgens wenn die Hähne kräh'n
(dann wollen wir nach Hause gehen.)
Early in the morning when the roosters crow
(that's the time toward home we go.)
 
 
Translation: Les Hopper compilation
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