wine, women and song en · NOUN
Etymology
Attested in classical and medieval Latin, and similar variants also existed in English verse and proverbs such as "Weemen, dise and drinke, lets him nothing" (1576). The exact phrase itself first appeared in a German folk song in 1602 ("Wein, Weib, und Gesang"). First attested in English in Henry Bohn's 1857 translation of Karl Joseph Simrock's proverb collection Die deutschen Sprichwörte. The proverb was popularized by the 1899 publication of Wine, Women and Song, Medieval Latin Student Songs by John Addington Symonds.
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) A hedonistic behavior or lifestyle.
Relateds
Translations (3)
de Wein, Weib und Gesang (hedonistic behavior) · la venus, vina, musica (hedonistic behavior) · sv vin, kvinnor och sång (hedonistic behavior)
wikipedia: Henry Bohn · wikipedia: John Addington Symonds · wikipedia: Karl Joseph Simrock