German translation please

[maddys52]

Hello, would it please be possible for someone to translate this verse which I presume is written in German? It is on the back of a photo of a dinner party in 1952 in Basel - so it could be Swiss German (though my grandfather whose photo it was spoke German).

I'm guessing the first line is:
"Yes, yes the wine is good"
and I can see "water" in the last line but the rest is beyond me!

Thanks in advance.

[Karen McDonald]

Hi Maddy,

It's written in Austrian dialect. 

It is the chorus from a (drinking) song, "Wienerlied" by Franz Gribitz. Your version is written slightly differently, but there are no strict rules for the spelling of spoken dialect. The original goes like this:

Ja, ja, der Wein ist gut,
I brauch kan neuen Hut,
I setz den alten auf,
Bevor i Wasser sauf!
Wo a greans Kranzerl winkt,
Man Wiener Lieder singt,
Hör i der Musi zua
Bis in der Fruah!
Hallo!

And a quick 'n dirty translation:

Yes, yes, the wine is good,
I don't need a new hat,
I'll put on the old one,
Before I drink water!
Where a great Kranzerl beckons,
Viennese songs are sung,
I listen to the music
Till the morning!
Hello!

Kranzerl: A sweet Austrian pastry
https://www.ichkoche.at/linzer-kranzerl-rezept-192316

I am not 100% sure about "greans", though. Maybe someone else can confirm/correct what it means.

[Karen McDonald]

Turn your speakers up! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6sQvNgT3p4

And sing along:

https://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/Lieder/jajaderw.html

Viel Spaß! 

[maddys52]

Thank you so much Karen, that 's wonderful, great to have the tune as well! It certainly looked like a fun party. 

If I'm not pushing the limits too much, there are a couple more inscriptions on the back of the photos of the party which I would love to know what they say. I have a couple of postcards that I would like translated as well, but only if possible and you have spare time. Let me know if that would be ok.

[Zefiro]

second one:
Bei mir zu Haus
da blüht für dich ein schöner Garten

At my place there's a blooming garden for you...

[Zefiro]

first one:
trink, trink, Brüderlein trink,
lass doch die Sorgen zu haus

Drink, drink, little brother of mine, drink,
leave your worries at home

[Karen McDonald]

Sehr gerne! 

The first one:

https://www.liederkiste.com/index.php?s=trink-bruederlein-trink&l=de

Drink, drink, little brother, drink,
Leave your worries at home

Second one to follow...

Edit: Zefiro beat me to it! 

[Zefiro]

Both are songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4R2A2WNO-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyFQ1K1Ou_c

[maddys52]

Oh thank you so much Zefiro and Karen! Much appreciated.  As I said - looked like a fun party - though hard to imagine your grandparents in that kind of situation.