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Artist: Carl Orff
Canonical path: /orff-carl/in-taberna-quando-sumus
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In Taberna Quando Sumus
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In Taberna Quando Sumus
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In taberna quando sumus
Non curamus quit sit humus
Sed ad ludum properamus
Cui semper insudamus
Quid agatur in taberna
Ubi nummus est pincerna
Hoc est opus ut queratur
Si quid loquar, audiatur
Quidam ludunt, quidam bibunt
Quidam indiscrete vivunt
Sed in ludo qui morantur
Ex his quidam denudantur
Quidam ibi vestiuntur
Quidam saccis induuntur
Ibi nullus timet mortem
Sed pro baccho mittunt sortem
Primo pro nummata vini
Ex hac bibunt libertini
Semel bibunt pro captivis
Post hec bibunt pro captivis
Quater pro christianis cunctis
Quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis
Sexies pro sororibus vanis
Septies pro militibus silvanis
Octies pro fratribus perversis
Nonies pro monachis dispersis
Decies pro navigantibus
Undecies pro discordantibus
Duodecies pro penitentibus
Tredecies pro iter agentibus
Tam pro papa quam pro rege
Bibunt omnes sine lege
Bibit hera, bibit herus
Bibit miles, bibit clerus
Bibit ille, bibit illa
Bibit servus, cum ancilla
Bibit velox, bibit piger
Bibit albus, bibit niger
Bibit constants, bibit vagus
Bibit rudis, bibit magus
Bibit pauper et egrotus
Bibit exul et ignotus
Bibit puer, bibit canus
Bibit presul et decanus
Bibit soror, bibit frater
Bibit anus, bibit mater
Bibit ista, bibit ille
Bibunt centum, bibunt mille
Parum sexcente nummate
Durant, cum immoderate
Bibunt omnes sine meta
Quamvis bibant mente leta
Sic nos rodunt omnes gentes
Et sic erimus egentes
Qui nos rodunt confundantur
Et cum iustis non scribantur
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