| In taberna quando sumus
| When we are in the shop
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| Non curamus quid sit humus
| We don't care what the ground is
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| Sed ad ludum properamus
| But we hurry to the game
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| Cui semper insudamus:
| We sweat
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| Quid agatur in taberna
| What's going on
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| Ubi nummus est pincerna
| Where is the money butler
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| Hoc est opus us queratur
| This is work for us
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| Si quid loguor, audiatur
| If anything is wrong, let it be heard
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| Quidam ludunt, quidam bibunt
| Some play, some drink
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| Quidam indiscrete vivunt
| Some live indiscriminately
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| Sed in ludo qui morantur
| But those who stay in the game
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| Ex his quidam denudantur
| Some of them are stripped bare
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| Quidam ibi vestiuntur
| Some get dressed
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| Quidam saccis induuntur
| Some sacks
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| Ibi nullus timet mortem
| There no one fears death
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| Sed pro Baccho mittunt sortem
| But they cast lots for Bacchus
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| Primo pro nummata vini
| First for the buyer of wine
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| Ex hac bibunt libertini;
| From this the freedmen drink;
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| Semel bibunt pro captivis
| Toasts for prisoners
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| Post hec bibunt ter pro vivis
| After drinking three times for a living
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| Quater ro christianis cunctis
| Four times
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| Quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis
| Five times for the faithful
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| Sexies pro sororibus vanis
| Six for vain sisters
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| Septies pro militibus silvanis
| Seven times for gentlemen
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| Octies pro fatribus perversis
| Eight times for perverse brothers
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| Nonies pro monachis dispersis
| Nine times for monks scattered
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| Decies pro navigantibus
| Millions of sailors
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| Undecies pro discordantibus
| eleven times for variance
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| Duodecies pro penitentibus
| Twelve times for penitents
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| Tradecies pro iter agentibus
| Tradecies for travelling
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| Tam pro papa quam pro rege
| Both for the pope and for the king
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| Bibunt omnes sine lege
| They all drink without the law
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| Bibit hera, bibit herus
| The mistress drinks, the master drinks
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| Bibit miles, bibit clerus
| The soldier drinks, the clergy drinks
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| Bibit ill, bibit illa
| She drinks ill, she drinks
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| Bibit servus cum ancilla
| The servant drinks with the handmaid
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| Bibit velox, bibit piger
| The quick drinks, the lazy person drinks
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| Bibit albus, bibit niger
| The white man drinks, the black man drinks
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| Bibit constans, bibit vagus
| Drinks constant, drinks outward
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| Bibit rudis, bibit magus
| He drinks raw, the magician drinks
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| Bibit pauper et egrotus
| The poor and the sick drink
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| Bit exul et ignotus
| Bit exiled and unknown
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| Bibit puer, bibit canus
| The boy drinks, the aging drinker
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| Bibit presul et decanus
| Drinks Director and Dean
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| Bibit soror, bibit frater
| Sister drinks, brother drinks
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| Bibit anus, bibit mater
| The old woman drinks, the mother drinks
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| Bibit ista, bibit ille
| He drank it, he drank it
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| Bibunt centum, bibunt, mille!
| They drink a hundred, they drink a thousand!
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| Parum sexcente nummate
| six hundred pence
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| Durant, cum immoderate
| Durable when immoderately
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| Bibunt omnes sine meta
| They drink all without a limit
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| Quamvis bibant mente leta
| Although they drink the mind
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| Sic nos rodunt omnes gentes
| Thus all nations nag us
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| Et sic erimus egentes
| We will be in need
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| Qui nos rodunt confundantur
| Those who nag us
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| Et cum iustis non scribantur! | And you just don't write! |