Of you, who are at this festive table
I think with melancholy, alone at home.
Brotherliness is only alive
When we sit and feast together.
Thus sacred custom simply ordains
That you submit as best you can, too.
Be a good and solid citizen
You must march in rank and file.
Hearty congratulations to Mr. Libman
This feast rightfully bears his name 
We all praise his tireless rule
And that he’s endured us for so long.
You others, may I also laud
Who have patiently suffered him so long
Thus merits are never found alone
They fit within the greater whole.
If today you’re convening till late in the evening
Also for the good of the university
Let us joyfully also commemorate those
To whom you are giving so much work and service.
Let us think of them in gratitude
Then our hearts do open wide.
They don’t like it when they are named
Especially as we all know exactly who they are.
And besides, anonymity suits
The spirit of sacrifice especially well.
What lies before us is arduous and long,
God save us from satisfaction.
	A. E. for the 75th birthday party
<of Eduard Li[..] Libman>
	of Emanuel Libman.
	October 1942.
[TD. Note handwritten in pen at bottom right by O. Nathan.]