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The work was written sometime between 1785 and 1787. On 2 September 1788, Mozart entered it into his personal catalog of works as part of a set of ten canons. Although some of the canons in the set of ten have serious (that is, religious) lyrics, K. 559a was meant for fun, a gesture of mocking,
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Ich scheiĂź dir aufs Maul, so hoff' ich wirst doch erwachen.
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219:Peierl! Nepomuk! Peierl! verzeihe mir!
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