 A literal, word-for-word translation would be "Lick me in the arse", an example of a calque.Mozart died in 1791 and his widow, Constanze Mozart, sent the manuscripts of the canons to publishers Breitkopf & Härtel in 1799 saying that they would need to be adapted for publication.The publisher changed the title and lyrics of this canon to the more acceptable "" ("Let us be glad!