In taberna quando sumus everyone scolds, and thus we are destitute. May those who slander us be cursed and may their names not be written in the book of the righteous.</poem> In taberna quando sumus "In taberna quando sumus" (English: "When we are in the tavern") is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem written early in the 13th century, part of the collection known as the "Carmina Burana". It was set to music in 1935/36 by German composer Carl Orff as part of his "Carmina Burana" which premiered at Frankfurt Opera on 8 June 1937. Within Orff's "Carmina Burana", this drinking song is the 14th
Carmina Burana poems appear not to be derivative works. The text is mostly an anonymous work, and it appears to have been written by Goliards and vagrants who were either theology students travelling between universities or clerics who had not yet received a prebendary. Presumably these individuals scrounged and begged for a living, which might explain why a good portion of the moral songs are dedicated to condemning those who aren't generous alms givers (e.g., CB 3, 9, 11, and 19–21). The authors demonstrate a broad knowledge of ancient mythology, which they employ to rich effect through metonymy and allegorical references, and