Leck mich im Arsch ( Laßt froh uns sein, Lizni my anus ) - canon for 6 voices in B flat major K.231 / 382c, one of six canons written by Mozart in 1782 in Vienna [1] . Intended for six-voice performance with friends at friendly parties, published after Mozart’s death as his widow.
The first line of the text of the canon, Leck mich im Arsch - “Lick my anus” - vulgarism , probably first appeared in German literature in the drama Goethe Goetz von Berlichingen , published in 1773; With these words, Goetz answers the emperor's messenger.
The publishers Brightkopf and Hartel, to whom the widow of Mozart handed over the manuscripts of canons in 1799, published a canon under the softened name Laßt froh uns sein (“Rejoice!”).
Words
- Leck mich im Arsch! [2]
- Lasst froh uns sein!
- Murren ist vergebens!
- Knurren, Brummen ist vergebens,
- ist das wahre Kreuz des Lebens.
- Drum lasst uns froh und fröhlich sein!
- Lasst froh uns sein!
Words and Music
Notes
- ↑ Eisen, Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians online, Subscription
- ↑ In modern German, the Leck mich am Arsch form is used today - see Goetzzitat // DUDEN