Global InformationIm schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon information
| Im schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon | |
|---|---|
| Commercium song | |
 Jonah and the fish in Nineveh, Hortus deliciarum, of Herrad of Landsberg, around 1180 | |
| English | "In the Black Whale of Ascalon" |
| Other name | "Altassyrisch" |
| Text | Joseph Victor von Scheffel |
| Language | German |
| Published | 1854 |
"Im schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon" ("In the Black Whale of Ascalon") is a popular academic commercium song. It was known as a beer-drinking song in many German speaking ancient universities. Joseph Victor von Scheffel provided the lyrics under the title Altassyrisch (Old Assyrian) 1854, the melody is from 1783 or earlier.[1]
- ^ "Im schwarzen Walfisch zu Askalon", lieder-archiv.de