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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Der fröhliche Mann
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Heißa, ich bin der fröhliche Mann.
Hört, wie ich geigen und singen kann!
Fidele, fidele, schum schum schum.
Dreht euch Alle herum rum rum!

Grüne Jupp' und ein grüner Hut
Steht dem fröhlichen Mann gar gut.
Fidele, fidele, schum schum schum.
Dreht euch Alle herum rum rum!

Bunte West' und ein Strauß daran
Paßt gar schön für den fröhlichen Mann.
Fidele, fidele, schum schum schum.
Dreht euch Alle herum rum rum!

Kommt, ihr Kinder, und faßt euch an!
Jeder tanze, wer tanzen kann!
Fidele, fidele, schum schum schum.
Dreht euch Alle herum rum rum!

Note: When Taubert repeats the last two lines of each stanza, he replaces "fidele" with "dschingdara"


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Der fröhliche Mann", appears in Kinderlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "Der fröhliche Mann", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfred Kleinpaul (1850 - ?), "Der fröhliche Mann", op. 16 no. 6, published 1893 [ chorus or voice and piano ], from Neue Kinderlieder für einstimmigen Chor oder Sologesang mit leichter Pianofortebegleitung, no. 6, Altona, Hinz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Der fröhliche Mann", op. 155 no. 1, published 1866 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Zwei heitere Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor, no. 1, Bremen: Praeger & Meier AND Leipzig: August Whistling AND Zürich, Basel u. St. Gallen: Gebr. Hug ; later published in 1869 as part of "4 Gesänge" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 94

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