The Merry Farmer (German: Der fidele Bauer) is a German-language operetta composed by Leo Fall with a libretto by Viktor Léon.

It premiered at the Mannheim Hoftheater on 27 July 1907 and was Fall's first major hit.

[2] As The Merry Peasant, the operetta was produced in London in 1909, opening at the Strand Theatre on 23 October for 69 performances, with Courtice Pounds (as Mathaeus [sic]) & Sybil Arundale (as Annamirl).

The English book and lyrics were by Cosmo Hamilton, with additional songs by Theodore Holland.

[2] In 1927 a German silent film The Merry Farmer was based on the libretto with extracts of the music played in cinemas by accompanists.