German translation please

[Karen McDonald]

Somebody obviously enjoyed quoting song texts on the photos! 

[maddys52]

Here is another photo inscription - hope it's not too much trouble.

[Karen McDonald]

I'll have a look in a mo.

First of all, I have to correct my translation of the first song!  (I had already written that I was not sure about "greans"...)
I asked an Austrian friend of mine about "Wo a greans Kranzerl winkt," and she said "greans" means "green" here. Also, "Kranzerl" can be the baked item I linked, but in this case it is a small "Kranz", i.e. a wreath or garland worn on the head. 

I think you have to be Austrian and intoxicated in order to understand what is going on here..! 

[maddys52]

  Thanks Karen, a green wreath on the head probably makes more sense in a drinking song than a great pastry - though I'd probably prefer the pastry!

[Karen McDonald]

The latest one:

We wish you, from the bottom of our hearts, happy (holidays) within the circle of your family and friends,
Your Paul & Elsy

Frohe Festtage is said when there is a (bank/special) holiday period coming up, such as Christmas.

And now I must get the mower out. You get your whatsits chopped off if you use a mower between 13:00-15:00 in Germany! 

[maddys52]

Thank you once again! Don't let me keep you from the mowing. 


I'm really wondering about the Austrian connection now. My g grandfather wrote on his Australian naturalisation that he was from Cassel. I'm still not certain where my g grandmother was from, somewhere in Germany, though they married in Australia. My grandfather was born in Oz, and I assume his parents spoke German at home. My grandfather worked for a Swiss company (in Australia) and went on this European tour in 1952, travelling around Switzerland with the couple in the photos, though I  don't know where they lived or how my grandparents knew them. Perhaps the postcards my help untangle the situation.

Thanks again for all your help, Karen and Zefiro.

[Karen McDonald]

I finished mowing about 13:10. Tut, tut... 
The neighbours aren't that sensitive here in the village, thank goodness.

It was only the first snippet that was in Austrian dialect - the others are Hochdeutsch. It could be that it was simply a popular drinking song in Germany and Switzerland, too.

[maddys52]

Thanks Karen, that makes sense. Glad you didn't get in trouble with the neighbours!

[davecapps]

Thanks Karen, a green wreath on the head probably makes more sense in a drinking song than a great pastry - though I'd probably prefer the pastry!

Nearly all Pubs in England have a pub sign hanging on the front.

I think this coud be a green garland hanging in front of a wine parlour that sways (winkt) in the wind. Maybe called "Zum Grünen Kranz" or "Krug zum Grünen Kranz"

Wo a greans Kranzerl winkt
Thats where he will go, listen to music and drink wine till early morning

just a thought
Dave