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, scatological humor directed at a friend of Mozart's, the baritone Johann Nepomuk Peyerl (1761–1800). The canon begins
| Date of composition | 1787 (1785-1787) |
| Type | Canon |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | KV 559a |
| Instruments | 4x Voice |
| Autotranslations beta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: O du eselhafter Peierl en fa majeur, KV 559a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: O du eselhafter Peierl in fa maggiore, KV 559a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: O du eselhafter Peierl F-dur, KV 559a |