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Translation of the Verse on Mettlach 171

by Wolfgang Stein (zinndeckel@yahoo.com)



This page was created to provide an easily printable form for the translation of the verse on Mettlach relief master stein 171 which was provided by Wolfgang Stein.

January - Ice Moon - Hartung (old German word for January) - Jenner (southern dialect)
The Weather is Cold
Has Sunshine
That’s why we fill
Casks and Jugs with Wine
February - Hornung (means dehorning animals, in this context the month of February got dehorned, or was short changed, because it has the fewest number of days of any month) - Feber (still used today in Austria) - Sporkel (southern German dialect).
February is Carnival Time (Mardigrás - Shrovetide Festivities)
He who plays the fool will be avoided
March - Lenzing / Lenzmond (old German for March)
He’s not too Dry
Not too Wet
He fills us People
Crate and Cask
April - Easter Moon
If at the end of April the grape vines haven’t budded (because there’s usually a late frost afterwards)
The master (Vintner) and his domestic servants are happy
May - Blissful Moon
Everything loves in May,
Each bird lays his Egg,
It is Whitsuntide Rain,
May the Wine be Blessed
June - Moon of the unplowed Land
June brings no more Frost
that could be dangerous to the Wine
July - Hay Moon
Now go with the Rake
When Flies and Horseflies sting
In the evening enjoy a drink and be merry
Lay down quietly to sleep
August - Harvest Moon
Pitched a lot while making hay
Kept very busy during the Harvest
Gossiped while Eating and Drinking
September - Autumn Moon
Birthday of the Virgin Mary
Students (back to School) and
Swallows (going south) are leaving
October - Wine Moon - Gilbhart (wilting heart, foliage and leaves are wilting)
Wine and Fruit
What God bestowed
Is valuable and deserving of our Thanks
November - Wind Moon - Nebelung (foggy)
Many Rabbits - A lot of Water (from the spring)
Many go Hunting - Many Sing
December - Christ Moon - Healing Moon - Julmond (old German for December)
Butchering a Pig, Drinking Wine,
Eating Herring, Catching Quail,
Dicing Cabbage (for Sauerkraut) -
Those are this month's pleasures


 

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