!!!Augustin, Lieber, Straßensänger Augustin, Lieber, b. 1645, d. Vienna, March 11, 1685, legendary street musician, bagpipe player and impromptu poet. Legend has it that in 1679, when the country was ravaged by the plague, he staggered drunken into a pit full of plague victims without contracting the fatal disease. He is remembered in the popular Austrian folk song "Oh du lieber Augustin". %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Augustin,_Lieber,_Straßensänger|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]