#79 - I'm a Shepherd of the Valley

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• Composer:
  • traditional German
  • from “Song Garden, No. 2”
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• Incipit: 3451765353252134517653532521
• Condensed Incipit: 3451765353252134517653532521
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• Lyrics:
  I'm a shepherd of the valley,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  With my sheep I wander daily,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  Where the tender grass is growing,
  Where the laughing waters play;
  Where the vernal winds are blowing
  With my flock I love to stray,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  With my flock I love to stray.
  
  In the fresh and dewy morning,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  When the first gray light is dawning,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  Waking from my peaceful slumber,
  Loud resounds my cheerful song;
  Up the mountain when I clamber,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  With my sheep, a happy throng.
  
  Free from envy ever living,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  Never with a brother striving,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  Tho' the shepherd's lot be lowly,
  Yet content I well may be;
  If my store increase but slowly,
  Ev'ry day has joys for me,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  La, la, la, la, la,
  Ev'ry day has joys for me.
  
  
  • published in Straub's New Model¹⁾, 1894