by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit
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Language: German (Deutsch)
Kein' bess're Lust in dieser Zeit, Als durch den Wald zu dringen, Wo Drossel singt und Habicht schreit, Wo Hirsch' und Rehe springen. O säss' mein Lieb' im Wipfel grün, Tät' wie 'ne Drossel schlagen! O spräng' es, wie ein Reh' dahin, Daß ich es könnte jagen!
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- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Jägerlied", written 1812, appears in Lieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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