An einen Boten

"An einen Boten" (To the bode, lit. To the messenger) is a short German folk song.

C. F. Nicolai published the lyrics in his Ein feiner kleiner Almanach (A Fine Little Almanac). Almost unchanged, it was included by C. Brentano and A. von Arnim in their collection of German folk songs. Goethe called the verses "'Einzig lustig und gutlaunig'." "'uniquely fun and well-minded'."

Some composers wrote tunes for the song. A few of English translations has been published as well.