Eberhard Kummer sings “Wassermann“

This ballad was written by Cesar Bresgen (music) and Ernst A. Ekker (lyrics) in 1985 as a part of the opera “Die Stadthüpfer“. The song (recorded in 1987) is interpreted by Eberhard Kummer, who (playing the main character in the opera) had suggested including such a ballad in the opera. Since then the song has become a folksong in Germany and Austria. Die Ballade entstand 1985, Musik Cesar Bresgen, Text Ernst A. Ekker auf Anregung von Eberhard Kummer, der vorschlug in der Kinderoper “Die Stadthüpfer“ eine