Baroque/Early#
Ich bin ein freier Bauernknecht#
A song from the manuscript of a collection of songs made by the Benedictine monk Johannes Werlin of Seeon (1646). The text refers to the "freedom" of a farmer (serf) in relation to the nobility which had to be redefined regularly after the farmer wars of 1525 but were only really put into effect under Emperor Joseph II. (E. Stadler)
Sound Clip#