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    "Spring Song________ Behringer,Solomons"genre: European
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    An arrangement of the spring song "Im Maerzen der Bauer".
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    Credits: Arrangement and realization: Reinhold Behringer; Counter tenor: David W Solomons

    Story Behind the Song
    This song is based on a well-known folk tune fom Lower Austria and Moravia, dating back to the mid 18th century. Its melody is similar to a piece in Valentin Rathgeber's "Tafel-Confect" II (Augsburg 1737). The first 4 bars of Mozart's 1st minuet of the "Haffner Serenade" (KV 250, Salzburg 1776) are the main meloduy, but in minor. The song describes the work of the farmer, who begins in March with the joyful work on the fields. I supppose, the text author of this piece was not a farmer himself... I wrote the accompaniment and arrangement, picking up the pace and the mood in this song, and making my own variations and interpretation. The fabulous counter tenor David Solomons, (Manchester, UK) lends his voice to this performance.

    Lyrics
    Im Märzen der Bauer die Rösslein einspannt,
    er setzt seine Felder und Wiesen instand.
    Er pflüget den Boden, er egget und sät,
    und regt seine Hände von morgens bis spät.

    Den Rechen, den Spaten, den nimmt er zur Hand,
    und setzet die Wiesen und Felder instand,
    Auch pfropft er die Bäume mit edlerem Reis
    Und spart weder Arbeit noch Mühe und Fleiß.

    Die Knechte und Maegde und all sein Gesind'
    das regt und bewegt sich wie er so geschwind.
    Sie singen manch munteres froehliches Lied
    und freun sich von Herzen wenn alles schön blüht.

    Und ist dann der Fruehling und Sommer vorbei,
    so füllet die Scheuer der Herbst wieder neu,
    Und ist voll die Scheuer, voll Keller und Haus,
    dann gibt's auch im Winter manch froehlichen Schmauss.
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