~ Fern von der Liebsten mit trauriger Mien ~
 
This poor knight drowning his sorrows, far from his loved ones, lonely and sad gets teased by his comrades on this etched stein marked with the Mettlach logo, mold number 2887 and dated 1908.
 
Fern von der Liebsten
mit trauriger Mien
sitzt der Zecher im Harnisch.
- Man hänselt ihn.
Far from his loved one
(and) with sad countenance
sits the drinker in armor.
- One makes a fool of him.
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
Photo credit: Unknown