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Leck mich im Arsch

1782 canon in 6 voices by W. A. Mozart

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 3, 2026
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"Leck mich im Arsch" is a canon in B♭ major composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 231 (K. 382c), with lyrics in German. It was one of a set of at least six canons probably written in Vienna in 1782. Sung by six voices, it is thought to be a party piece for his friends.

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This entry incorporates text from “Leck mich im Arsch” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.