Let us fill our cups with spirits, our mouths with song, and our hearts with merriment! Minstrels, favor us with a lively tune! Master of the Revels, send in the dancing poodles! And where’s that cat jester who does all those jokes about hairballs?
Innkeeper, More Wine!
I like the color-coordination.
The dancing poodles and the jokes about hairballs! That sounds like a lot of fun!!!
“And remove this glass and bring me the flagon with the dragon!”
NOT the vessel with the pestle!
But the brew that is true!
He bears more than a passing resemblance to Jabba the Pug!!
He looks like he was born to the part – he wears it so well. 😊
What a picture!
in taberna quando sumus… (when we’re in the tavern)
(Latin text and translation http://www.tylatin.org/extras/cb14.html)
The music matches pup’s martial expression.
I’m glad you see that, too, Dubravka! 😉
I rather like the bit about damnation to the spongers!
(Now you all have to read the translation, hehe!)
But the Latin doesn’t exactly read like that. ‘Splain
to us, oh Latin scholars.