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First Line:
We plough the fields, and scatter
Title:
We plough the fields, and scatter
German Title:
Wir pflügen und wir streuen
Author:
Matthias Claudius (1782)
Translator:
Jane M. Campbell
Meter:
7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Language:
English
Refrain First Line:
All good gifts around us
Notes:
Spanish translation: See "Aramos nuestros campos" by Ernesto Barocio
Copyright:
Public Domain

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Title:
WIR PFLÜGEN
Composer:
J. A. P. Schulz (1800)
Meter:
7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Copyright:
Public Domain