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Was it more common to use "im" back then, as opposed to today where we would rather use "am". Or was that just him being extra spicy?
Can't speak to historic usage, but today "am" (an dem) means "on" or "near", and "im" (in dem) means "in".
So the literal translation would be "lick me in the arse".
Genau, mit "im" tönts expliziter, deshalb will ich wissen ob das Absicht oder damals der Standard war.
Das älteste bekannte schriftliche Vorkommen dieses Fluchs ist von Goethe, ein Zeitgenosse Mozarts. In seinem Götz von Berlichingen heißt es "Er aber, sags ihm, er kann mich im Arsche lecken". Mozarts Kanon ist 9 Jahre jünger als Goethes Götz. Daher kann man davon ausgehen, dass diese Formulierung entweder gebräulich war oder dass Mozart Goethe zitiert hat.
Aah sehr interessant, danke!