The "Fiakerlied" ("Fiaker Song") is an 1885 Viennese song written and composed by Gustav Pick. The song was written to celebrate the centenary of the Viennese

Fiaker A fiacre is a form of hackney coach, a horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage for hire. In Vienna such cabs are called . Origin The earliest use of the word in English is cited by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as from 1699 (" Fiacres or Hackneys, ...

, a horse-drawn carriage for hire. It was performed on 24 May 1885 by

Alexander Girardi Alexander Girardi (pronounced ) (5 December 1850 – 20 April 1918) was an Austrian actor and tenor singer in operettas. Career Girardi was born in Graz; his father was the locksmith Andreas Girardi who had migrated to Graz from Cortina d'A ...

at a charity festival at the

Rotunde The Rotunde () in Vienna was a building erected for the Weltausstellung 1873 Wien (the Vienna World Fair of 1873). The building was a partially covered circular steel construction, 84 m (approx. 275 ft) in height and 108 m (approx. 354 ...

in the

Prater The Prater () is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel. Name The n ...

, accompanied by Nathaniel Rothschild's band conducted by Wilhelm Rab. The music was published in that year by August Cranz."Pick, Gustav"
''Oesterreiches Musiklexikon Online''. Retrieved 20 April 2022."Pick, Gustav (1832-1921), Komponist"
''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon''. Retrieved 20 April 2022. It was Gustav Pick's most successful song, and has remained popular. The song was the basis of the 1936 German film of the same name (English title ''

The Cabbie's Song ''The Cabbie's Song'' (german: Fiakerlied) is a 1936 German romantic drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gusti Huber, and Franz Schafheitlin. The film offers a nostalgic view of Vienna during the old Imperial Era. It t ...

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* {{IMSLP, work=Wiener Fiakerlied (Pick, Gustav), cname=Fiakerlied Wienerlied Austrian songs 1885 songs