~ So turnet fleisig alle Tage ~ | |
Here's a cute relief stein by Matthias Girmscheid, mold #874, ca. early 1900's dedicated to the Turners (gymnasts) which were formed about 1815 by Vater Jahn in the emerging Germany in order to unify Germans and give them a healthy and disciplined way of life. The mottoes of the Turners are also on the stein: Gut Heil (good health) and Frisch, Fromm, Fröhlich, Frei! (fresh, faithful, merry, free!). | |
So turnet fleisig alle Tage wollt ihr leben ohne Klage. |
So do gymnastics diligently every day (and) live your life without complaint. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: Unknown |