Squam Creative Services

  • Copywriting
    • Website Copywriting
    • Blog Copywriting
    • Email Copywriting
    • Brochure Copywriting
    • Article Copywriting
    • Catalog Copywriting
    • White Paper Copywriting
    • Press Release Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Photography
    • Photography Blog
  • Gallery
    • Cape Ann Photography
      • Annisquam
        • Four Seasons
        • Winter Snows
        • Lighthouse
        • Pasture
        • Yacht Club
        • Mt. Adnah Cemetery
        • Market
      • Gloucester
        • Gloucester by Day
        • Gloucester at Night
        • Working Gloucester
      • Ships & Boats
      • Lanesville
      • Rockport
      • Essex
    • New England Photography
      • Appleton Farms
        • Appleton Farms Seasons
        • Appleton Farms in Black & White
      • Boston
        • Boston City
        • Boston Skyline
      • Fall Foliage
    • Travel Photography
      • Austria
        • Salzburg
        • Graz
        • Vienna
      • Eastern Europe
        • Prague
        • Budapest
      • Spain
        • Madrid
        • Segovia
      • New Zealand
        • Central Otago
        • South Island
        • Pinot Country
      • Ireland
        • Dublin
        • Abbeys & Ruins
        • Dingle Peninsula
        • Southwest Ireland
      • Nashville
        • Modern Nashville
        • Historic Nashville
    • Schooner Festival Photography
      • Gloucester Schooner Festival 2018
      • Gloucester Schooner Festival 2017
      • Gloucester Schooner Festival 2015
      • Gloucester Schooner Festival 2013
      • Gloucester Schooner Festival 2011 & 2012
    • Art & Abstract Photography
      • Rocks Underwater
      • Reflections
      • Inversions
      • Wood Patterns
      • Raindrops on Webs
    • Nature Photography
      • Flowers
        • Blooms
        • Poppies
        • Tulips
      • Clouds
      • Granite
      • Trees
    • People Photography
      • Portraits
      • Street
  • About
    • Copywriting Experience
    • Work Portfolio
    • Copywriting FAQ
    • Clients & Partners
    • Client Testimonials
    • Site Map
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Austria / Marx Augustin & Bagpipes, Neustiftgasse, Vienna, Austria
Marx Augustin & Bagpipes, Neustiftgasse, Vienna, Austria

Marx Augustin & Bagpipes, Neustiftgasse, Vienna, Austria

by Elinor

Marx Augustin was a bagpipe-playing, ballad singing, charming drunk around town. In the late 17th century, Lieber Augustin (“Dear Augustin”) became a beloved figure in city inns, an eternal optimist who chuckled in the face of Vienna’s Great Plague.

One night, decidedly tipsy, Augustin tumbled into a gutter. Figuring it was as good a bed as any, he curled his arms around his bagpipes and fell asleep. In the morning, the gravediggers came by on their daily rounds and spotted the body. They scooped Augustin up, bagpipes and all, and chucked him into a plague pit outside the city walls.

Since Augustin was – as Monty Python might point out – not dead yet, he was somewhat aggrieved to wake up surrounded by corpses. It was only the sound of his wheezing bagpipes that alerted folks to his situation. He emerged from the ordeal without any lasting harm, and resumed his regular rounds.

You may hear Augustin’s story being oompahed in beer gardens around Germany and Austria. Set to the same tune as Did You Ever See a Lassie, the ballad Oh du lieber Augustin helpfully reminds drinkers that all is lost:

Jeder Tag war ein Fest,
Und was jetzt? Pest, die Pest!
Nur ein groß’ Leichenfest,
Das ist der Rest.

“Every day was a feast,
Now we just have the plague!
Just a great corpse’s feast,
That is the rest.”

You can find the complete lyrics on Wikipedia.

Filed Under: Austria Tagged With: marx augustin vienna, neustiftgasse vienna, oh du lieber augustin, picture of plagues, vienna

Contact

Using a Photograph

Email me to learn if an image is available for web & print licensing.

Many of them are!

Search

Galleries

Fall Foliage - Little River, Gloucester MA

Tap on a Photo to … View more

Tags

annisquam annisquam fall annisquam harbor annisquam lighthouse annisquam ma annisquam pasture annisquam snow annisquam sunset annisquam winter appleton farms appleton farms fall appleton farms ipswich ma appleton farms spring boston ma budapest hungary essex ma fall foliage fiesta gloucester ma gloucester harbor gloucester ma gloucester schooner gloucester schooner festival 2015 gloucester schooners gloucester waterfront goose cove reservoir graz ipswich ma lanesville ma madrid nashville new england fall foliage new england foliage new england snow new zealand october foliage prague czech republic ravenswood gloucester ma rockport ma salzburg schooner festival 2015 south island new zealand st peter's fiesta sunset thomas e. lannon vienna

MORE TO EXPLORE

Macetown Road, Arrowtown 1

Macetown Road, Arrowtown 1

Annisquam January Snow

Annisquam January Snow 3

Ceiling, Mala Strana, Prague

Ceiling, Malá Strana, Prague

Explore the Photo Blog

Abstract Annisquam Austria Blogs Boats and Ships Boston Brochures Catalogs Essex Flora and Fauna Gloucester Hungary Ireland Lanesville Madrid Nashville New Zealand North of Boston People Prague Rockport San Francisco Segovia Slogans Websites West of Boston White Papers Work Portfolio

Using a Photograph

Ask about web & print licensing!

Contact

I’d love to hear about your upcoming business project. I’m also happy to answer FAQs about my copywriting and photography background. Tell me more by filling out my contact form.

Social

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Search

Copyright © 2021 · Agency Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in