In taberna quando sumus

"In taberna quando sumus" (English: "When we are in the tavern") is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana, written between the 12th and early 13th centuries.

[1] 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.

In taberna quando sumus, non curamus quid sit humus, sed ad ludum properamus, cui semper insudamus.

Parum sexcente nummate durant, cum immoderate bibunt omnes sine meta.

First of all it is to the wine-merchant the libertines drink, one for the prisoners, three for the living, four for all Christians, five for the faithful dead, six for the loose sisters, seven for the footpads in the wood,

Eight for the errant brethren, nine for the dispersed monks, ten for the seamen, eleven for the squabblers, twelve for the penitent, thirteen for the wayfarers.

The usage of this poem is symbolic, as the game gives the player the control of a lord of the middle ages, that can interact and risk his own treasury through intrigues and plots.