~ Im Sommer ist‘s lieblich im Winter ist’s kalt ~ | |
This might be funny in German, but it loses something in translation or maybe it's just me. The salt-glazed, stoneware, Jugendstil (youth style = modern art) stein was designed by Ludwig Hohlwein, ca. early 1900's. | |
Im Sommer ist‘s lieblich im Winter ist’s kalt, der Jäger hat g‘schossen, sei Büchsen hat knallt. |
In Summer it's lovely, in Winter it's cold, the hunter has burst forth, his rifle has exploded. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: Unknown |