The Fisherman and His Wife | Grimm's Fairy Tales (Nik Bear)

The Fisherman and His Wife | Grimm's Fairy Tales (Nik Bear)

 

The Lyrical Literacy podcast presents a musical adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Fisherman and His Wife." This episode explores themes of greed, contentment, and the dangers of unchecked ambition through rhyming verse and storytelling. Follow the journey of a poor fisherman and his increasingly demanding wife Ilsabill as they encounter a magical wish-granting fish, only to discover that endless desire leads to ultimate loss.

Origin

"The Fisherman and His Wife" (German: "Von dem Fischer und seiner Frau") is a well-known German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in their collection "Grimm's Fairy Tales" in 1812. The story teaches a timeless lesson about the perils of greed and the importance of being content with what you have.

He once was a man by the wide blue sea
Who lived in a pigsty, sad as could be
He fished all day with his toes in the sand
Till a talking fish flopped into his hand

Oh a wish a wish what would you say
A fish who grants when you call his way
One wish granted and then one more
But greedy hearts keep asking for more

Home ran the man to his wife Ilsabill
Who said a cottage would suit us still
So back to the waves the fisherman sped
And the fish made a cottage with garden and bed

But a cottage grew small in Ilsabill’s dreams
So she asked for a castle with towers and streams
Again to the fish the fisherman went
And the sea grew darker with each wish sent

Oh a wish a wish what would you say
A fish who grants when you call his way
One wish granted and then one more
But greedy hearts keep asking for more

Soon Ilsabill cried I must be a king
And the fish though tired still granted the thing
She ruled with a crown and a scepter high
But already she stared with a hungrier eye

Then came the cry for the emperor’s seat
And then for the pope with the world at her feet
Each wish twisted the sky and shore
And the fisherman feared what would come next door

Oh a wish a wish what would you say
A fish who grants when you call his way
One wish granted and then one more
But greedy hearts keep asking for more

At last Ilsabill wild with delight
Cried tell him I’ll rule the sun and the

The fisherman shook as he stood by the sea
And whispered his prayer in a storming plea

The fish looked up from the churning shore
And said no more no more no more
And back to the pigsty they tumbled down
No castle no crown no emperor’s gown

Oh a wish a wish what would you say
A fish who grants when you call his way
One wish granted and then one more
But greedy hearts keep asking for more

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