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keberoxu German Folk Songs (75* d) Grad' aus dem Wirthshaus 25 Apr 17


Well, after considering where to post this, I'm going to choose this thread.

Now, this is a curious case.

The lyrics came first, and they were published in 1842 in a book of poems.
The poet is Heinrich von Mühler.

To make a long murky story short and sweet:
this is one of the better-known Oktoberfest Oom - pah - pah tunes.
But the little tune is of Spanish origin, by many accounts, anonymous/folk tune.
Anyway, somebody got the bright idea to fit von Mühler's poem to the Spanish melody, and there you are.

Von Mühler's original title for the poem was:

BEDENKLICHKEITEN

Grad' aus dem Wirthshaus komm' ich heraus,
Straße, wie wunderlich siehst du mir aus!
Rechter Hand, linker Hand, beides vertauscht --
Straße, ich merke wohl, du bist berauscht.

Was für ein schief Gesicht, Mond, machst denn du?
Ein Auge hat er auf, eins hat er zu.
Du wirst betrunken sein, das seh' ich hell:
Schäme dich, schäme dich, alter Gesell!

Und die Laternen erst, was muß ich sehn!
Die können alle nicht grade mehr stehn.
Wackeln und fackeln die Kreuz und die Quer:
Scheinen betrunken mir allesammt schwer.

Alles im Sturme rings, großes und klein,
Wag' ich darunter mich, nüchtern allein?
Das scheint bedenklich mir, ein Wagestück --
Da geh' ich lieber ins Wirthshaus zurück.


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