For the Second Symphony, written between 1888 and 1894, Mahler worked simultaneously on the Wunderhorn song, Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ("The Sermon of St Anthony of Padua to the Fishes"), and on the Scherzo based on it which became the symphony's third movement.
Para a Segunda Sinfonía, escrita entre 1888 e 1894, Mahler traballou simultaneamente nas cancións Wunderhorn, «Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt» («O sermón de San Antonio de Padua aos peixes») e no «Scherzo» sobre a base do que se converteu no terceiro movemento da sinfonía.