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by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803)

Der glückliche Bauer
 (Sung text for setting by A. Rosetti)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Ihr, schwätzt mir da von einem Bauer,
Nicht so verächtlich, bitten wir!
Denn, wird ihm gleich sein Leben sauer,
So lebt er besser doch als ihr!  

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Antonio Rosetti, né Anton Rösler (1750 - 1792), "Der glückliche Bauer", F. 32, published 1783, stanza 1 [ high voice and piano ], confirmed with Blumenlese für Klavierliebhaber. Eine musikalische Wochenschrift, erster Theil, ed. by Heinrich Philipp Bossler, appears in 'Sechs und zwanzigste Woche', Speier: Bossler, page 103

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803), "Der glückliche Bauer"

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