~ Man spricht vom vielen Trinken stets ~ | |
There's a lot of bragging about drinking, but never much about the
thirst, because that's apparently not the true cause. This is a
fancy light relief stein marked "1248 Germany" ca. 1900.
This verse also appears on the blue/gray, salt-glazed, stoneware stein marked with the Merkelbach & Wick logo, ca. 1900, shown at the bottom. Notice that the verses on the different steins have one word that is different (stets = always and wohl = well), but the general meaning of the verses remains the same. | |
Man spricht vom vielen Trinken stets(wohl), doch nie vom großen Durst. |
One always speaks of much drinking, but never of the gross thirst. |
The verse is also shown on this stein of unknown origin. | ||
Translation: Les Hopper compilation/Roy De Selms Photo credit: Unknown |