The author of the Japanese lyrics is unknown, and in fact, the lyrics are a translation of the German ones. However, the German word “dear” is translated as “sweet”, so the lyrics seem to tell the story of a sweet child. In fact, the real Augustin has long been grown up and was a middle-aged man who was drunk every day. Thus, a translation similar to “Hey Augustin” would be more accurate. In Japan, this song is also sung as a scout song with entirely different lyrics entitled “Let’s break the rock”.