What message does the 1970 student hymn 'Gaudeamus Igitur' convey?

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The discussion centers around a student hymn attributed to Agustin Garcia, composed between 1965 and 1975, which reflects themes of youthful rebellion, existential questioning, and a critique of societal structures. The hymn expresses a desire for freedom from oppressive systems, including financial and academic institutions, advocating for love, community, and the pursuit of knowledge without commercial motives. It questions the benefits of current societal norms and calls for the demise of institutions that perpetuate inequality and falsehoods. Participants also seek a translation for those unfamiliar with Latin, noting the hymn's celebratory tone. The conversation highlights the hymn's historical context and its connection to broader themes of liberation and critique of authority.
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From Agustin Garcia, or at least supervised by him, a 1970 student hymn

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Gaudeamus igitur,
iuvenes dum sumus.
Post rebellem iuventutem,
post pacatam senectutem,
nos habebit humus.

Vbi sunt qui ante nos
in mundo fuerunt?
Ossa sub terra crepant,
miseri nos increpant,
quod numquam vixerunt.

Nos autem iam nolumus
obsequi isti legi,
neque argentum pro labore,
nec laborem pro amore,
neque regere nec regi.

Si nescimus forsitan
quae fieri velimus,
at ea quae nos premunt,
at ea quae falsa sunt,
ea satis scimus.

Cui prodest ista iam
negotiorum rota,
tot consortia fabricarum,
tot commercia catenarum?
Ipsamet tibi tota.

Cui prosunt, quaesumus,
saecla gobernantum
et imperia militaria
et officia statutaria?
Ipsamet sibi tantum.

Pereat ergo Dominus
nummorum et fascium,
et rex qui mortificat
et lex quae iustificat,
et qui colunt mendacium.

Pereat Accademia,
pereant professores,
et cathedrae quaelibet
et decani quilibet,
simul ac rectores.

Sed et scholae pereant
ingeniariorum,
pereat technica fatalis,
pereat scientia venalis,
opium populorum.

Vivat liber amor et
fratrum et sororum,
vivat et inmunitas,
libertas, communitas,
omnium conservorum.

Vivat ars dialectica,
mors religionis;
nam quae ratio construit,
ratio ipsa destruit.
Vivat ius negationis.

Vivat vita hominum,
si quid erit tale;
sin minus, vel pereat
et ad umbras transeat
animal rationale".
 
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1) What's the point of this?
2) For those of us who have forgotten most of the Latin we ever learned, please provide a translation.
 
it sounds like it's party time to me
 
rewebster said:
it sounds like it's party time to me

Indeed, it is a 1965-1975 variant of "De Brevitate Vitae"
 
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