Long live our academy,Teachers whom we cherish Long live all the graduates,And the undergraduates Ever may they flourish. Long live each student Long live the whole fraternity For ever may they flourish! Long live the academy!Long live the professors Vivat Academia,Vivant Professores,Vivat membrum quodlibet,Vivant membra quaelibet,Semper sint in flore! Life is short and all too soonWe emit our final gasp Death ere long is on our back Terrible is his attack None escapes his dread grasp. Our life is briefSoon it will end.Death comes quicklySnatches us cruellyTo nobody shall it be spared. Vita nostra brevis est,Brevi finietur,Venit mors velociter,Rapit nos atrociter,Nemini parcetur. Where are those who trod this globeIn the years before us?They in hellish fires below,Or in Heaven's kindly glow,Swell th' eternal chorus. Where are they who, before us,Were in the world?Go to the heavensCross over into hellWhere they went through already. Ubi sunt, qui ante nosIn mundo fuere,Vadite ad superos,Transite ad inferos,Ubi jam fuere. While we're young, let us rejoice,Singing out in gleeful tones After youth's delightful frolic,And old age (so melancholic!),Earth will cover our bones. So, let us rejoiceWhile we are young.After a pleasant youthAfter a troublesome old ageThe earth will have us. Gaudeamus igitur,Iuvenes dum sumus,Post jucundam juventutemPost molestam senectutemNos habebit humus. When sung, the first two lines and the last line of each stanza are repeated for instance: Gaudeamus igitur, Iuvenes dum sumus, Gaudeamus igitur, Iuvenes dum sumus, Post jucundam juventutem, Post molestam senectutem, Nos habebit humus, Nos habebit humus.

The letters 'j' and 'u' used in some modern transcriptions do not occur in classical Latin. The New-Latin word Antiburschius refers to opponents of the 19th-century politically active German student fraternities.

īelow is Kindleben's 1781 Latin version, with two translations to English (one anonymous, and another by Tr. The current Latin lyrics with a German translation were published by Halle in 1781 in Studentenlieder ('Students' Songs') written by Christian Wilhelm Kindleben (1748-1785), who admitted to making important changes to the text. A Latin version in a handwritten student songbook, dating from some time between 17, is preserved in the Berlin State Library (formerly located at Marburg) however, this differs considerably from the modern text. A German translation of these verses was made in about 1717 and published in 1730 without music. The music accompanying this poem bears no relation to the melody which is now associated with it. A poem starting with the words Subscribere proposui ('I have suggested signing (it)') has two verses that closely resemble the later Gaudeamus igitur verses, although neither the first verse nor the actual words Gaudeamus igitur appear.

The proposition that the lyrics originate in 1287 is based on a manuscript held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. The centuries of use have given rise to numerous slightly different versions. In the UK, it is sometimes affectionately known as ' The Gaudie'. The song is sometimes known by its opening words, 'Gaudeamus igitur' or simply 'Gaudeamus'. In private, students will typically sing ribald words. The song contains humorous and ironic references to sex and death, and many versions have appeared following efforts to bowdlerise this song for performance in public ceremonies. The lyrics reflect an endorsement of the bacchanalian mayhem of student life while simultaneously retaining the grim knowledge that one day we will all die. It was known as a beer- drinking song in many early universities and is the official song of many schools, colleges, universities, institutions, student societies and is the official anthem of the International University Sports Federation. It is in the tradition of carpe diem ('seize the day') with its exhortations to enjoy life. The song is thought to originate in a Latin manuscript from 1287. Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn, it is a jocular, light-hearted composition that pokes fun at university life. ' De Brevitate Vitae' ( Latin for 'On the Shortness of Life'), more commonly known as ' Gaudeamus igitur' ('So Let Us Rejoice') or just 'Gaudeamus', is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries, mainly sung or performed at university and high-school graduation ceremonies. Universiade and the International University Sports Federation

Gaudeamus igitur juvenes dum sumus