Breitmann As An Uhlan. Iv. Breitmann Takes The Town Of Nancy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBBBCBC DEAEEAEA FGBGHIBI IBEGAABA AIIIJEBE BAEAFKBL EBGBEBIB IJGJEFBF FEBEAGEG IEBEGIAI EEAEEIII EEEEEFMF AEBBBFGF EBINGBIBO hear a wondrous shdory | A |
Vot soundet like romance | B |
How Breitmann mit four Uhlans | B |
Vas dake de town of Nantz | B |
De Fr ntschmen call it Nancy | B |
Und dey say its fery hard | C |
Dat Nancy mit her soldiers | B |
Vas getook py gorpral's guard | C |
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Dey dink id vas King Wilhelm | D |
Ash Hans ride in de down | E |
Und like Odin in his glorie | A |
Gazed derriply aroun' | E |
Denn mit awfool condesenchen | E |
He at de Fr ntschmen shtare | A |
Und say Ye wretsched shildren | E |
Abbortez mir vodre m re | A |
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Hans mean de city Syndic | F |
Whom maire de Fr ntschmen call | G |
So mit a tousand soldiers | B |
Dey 'scort him to de Hall | G |
In de shair of shtade dey sot him | H |
Der maire coom to pe heard | I |
Und Hans glare at him fife minutes | B |
Pefore he shbeak a word | I |
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Den in iron dones he ootered | I |
Ich temand que rentez fous | B |
Shai dreisig mille soldaten | E |
Bas loin l'ici barploo | G |
Aber tonnez moi Champagner | A |
Shai an soif exdrortinaire | A |
Apout one douzaine cart loads | B |
Und dann je fous laisse faire | A |
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Denn he say to Schwackenhammer | A |
His segretair Read | I |
A liddle exdra list | I |
Of dings de army need | I |
Und dell dem in Franz sisch | J |
Dey moost shell de neetfool down | E |
In less dan dwendy minudes | B |
Or py Gott I'll purn de town | E |
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Item one tousand vatches | B |
Of purest gold so fair | A |
Dazu f nf tousand silbern | E |
For de gommon soldiers' wear | A |
Und tree dousand diamant ring | F |
Dey moost make tirectly come | K |
We need dem for our schweethearts | B |
Ven we write to em at home | L |
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Von million cigarren | E |
Ve'll accept ash extra boons | B |
For not squeezin dem seferely | G |
Dazu dwelf tousand shboons | B |
Here der maire fell down in schwoonin | E |
Denn all dat he could say | B |
Vas O mon dieu de dieu dieu | I |
Nous voil ruin es | B |
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No wort der Breitmann ootered | I |
He only make a sgratch | J |
Calm and silend on de daple | G |
Mit a liddle friction match | J |
De maire versteh de motion | E |
So went him to de task | F |
Of raisin mong de peoples | B |
Vot it vas der Breitmann ask | F |
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So kam he mit de ring | F |
Dey vind dem pooty soon | E |
So kam he mit de vatches | B |
Und avery silber spoon | E |
Boot ash for de champagner | A |
He wept and loudly call | G |
Dat par dieu he hadn't any | E |
For de Deutsch hafe troonk it all | G |
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Ja de gorporal's guart have trinket | I |
Efery pottle in de down | E |
Vhile dese negotiations | B |
Oop stairs vere written down | E |
Boot der Breitmann sooplimely | G |
Like von who nodings felt | I |
Said Instet of le champagner | A |
Nous brentirons du gelt | I |
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Ja wohl Donnes cent mille franken | E |
C'est mir gal you know | E |
Pid dem pring id in a horry | A |
For 'Tis dime for oos to go | E |
Der maire he pring de money | E |
Und der Breitmann squeeze his hand | I |
Leb wohl dou nople brickbat | I |
Herzbruder in Frankenland | I |
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Boot it griefes my soul to larmen | E |
Und I sympathize mit dein | E |
To pense of you mon ami | E |
Sans le champagner wein | E |
Dere will oder Deutsch pe gomin | E |
Und it preak mine heart to dink | F |
De vay dey'll bang and slang you | M |
If dere's no champagne to trink | F |
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Cela fous fera miser | A |
Que she ne feux bas see | E |
So vollow mes gonseill s | B |
Et brenez mon afis | B |
Shai moi deux mille boutelles | B |
De meilleur dat man can ashk | F |
Vich I will gladly sell | G |
Sheap as dirt ten franks a flask | F |
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De maire look oop to heafen | E |
Wohl nodings could he say | B |
Vhile oud indo de mitnight | I |
Der Breitmann rode afay | N |
Away atown de falley | G |
Till noding more abbears | B |
Boot de glitter of de moonlight | I |
De moonlight on deir spears | B |
Charles G. Leland
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