Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
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Key |
F major |
Meter |
2/4 |
Tempo |
Lebhaft und hirtenmäßig |
Length |
32 measures |
German text |
English translation |
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Singend gehn wir, fröhlich singend |
Singing we go along, happily singing |
unser bestes Hirtenlied! |
our best shepherd song! |
Zu der Arbeit gehn wir springend, |
To work we go skipping, |
dass uns hört, wer uns nicht sieht. |
so they can hear us, who do not see us. |
Singend gehn wir zum Getümmel, |
Singing we go into the tumult, |
zu den Herden gehen wir. |
to the flocks we go. |
Singend gehn wir; unterm Himmel |
Singing we go; beneath heaven |
ist kein Volk so froh wie wir. |
there are no people as happy as we. |
Translation © 2016 by Pamela Dellal |
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