Im schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon: Rastlieder

A collection of academic drinking songs published in 1854. The title piece celebrates the chaotic spirit of student life through a humorous tale set in ancient Assyria. A reveler drinks at an inn where marble tables gleam and bills arrive inscribed on clay bricks—but he's left his money in Nineveh. The song mixes historical eras with playful anachronisms and classical