In Upper Silesia, Richard Schäffler (1823-1886), who was a judge at a district court wrote this melody, and Gustav Weber (1824-1908), who was a doctor in Glogau, wrote the lyrics. In 1823, the song was published in a book entitled “German-Austrian student song book”. It is about former student life: “Studiosi” (students) did not have much money (in the second strophe, they drink the cheaper beer instead of wine), however, they flirted a lot with the girls and did know how to live “fancily” – which means, they knew how to live their lives well.