Der Freischütz Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB BBCC DDEE BBFA GGHH HHBB HHID JJBB BJHH HHJH BBHH KLBB IIHH HHII MMHH HHNN HHOO PPHH HHHH DDHH IIAA QQQQ HHQQ HHHH QQHI HHEE HHII DIHH HHAA AADD JJIH D HHD

Wie gehts my frendts if you'll allowA
I sings you rite afay shoost nowA
Some dretful shdories vitch dey callsB
Der Freysch tz or de Magic BallsB
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Wohl in Bohemian land it coomsB
Vhere folk trink prandy mate of ploomsB
Dere lifed ein Yaeger Maxerl SchmitC
Who shot mit goons und nefer hitC
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Now dere vas von oldt Yaeger whoD
Says Maxerl dis vill nefer doD
If you shouldt miss on drial tayE
Dere'll pe der tyfel denn to bayE
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If you do miss you shtupid cooseB
Dere'll pe de donnerwetter looseB
For you shant hafe mine taughter's handF
Nor pe der Hertzhog's yaegersmannA
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Id coomed pefore de tay vas setG
Dat all de shaps togeder metG
Und Max he fired his goon und missedH
Und all de gals cot roundt und hissedH
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Dey laughed pefore und hissed pehindH
Boot von shap Kaspar saidt Ton't mindH
I dells you vot you stoons 'em allsB
If yoost you shoodt mit magic ballsB
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De magic balls oh vot is datH
I cot soom in my hoontin' hatH
Dey're plack as kohl und shoodt so drueI
Oh dem's de kindt of balls for youD
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You see dat eagle vlyin' highJ
Ein hoondred miles oop in de skyJ
Shoot at dat eagle mit your bixB
You kills hin tead ash doonderblixB
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I ton't pelieve de dings you sayB
You fool says Kasp denn plaze afayJ
He plazed afay vhen sure as ploodH
Down coom de eagle in de mudH
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O was ist das said Maxerl SchmitH
Vhy dat's de eagle vot you hitH
You kills him vhen you plaze afayJ
Boot dat's a ding you nix verstayH
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Und you moost go to make dem ballsB
To de Wolf's Glen vhen mitnight vallsB
Dow know'st de shpot alone und lateH
Oh ja I know shim ganz foost rateH
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Boot denn I does not like to coK
Among dem dings Says Kasp Ach 'shoL
I'll help you fix dem tyfel chapsB
Like a goot veller dake some schnappsB
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Hilf Zamiel hilf Here dake some moreI
Denn Kasp vent shtompin' roundt de vloorI
Und coomed his hoompugs ofer SchmitH
Dill Max saidt Nun ich gehe mitH
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All in de finster mitternochtH
Vhen oder folk in shleep vas locktH
Down in de Wolfschlucht Kasp tid dryI
His tyfel strikes und HexeryI
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Mit skools und pones he mate a ringM
De howls und shpooks pegin to singM
Und all the tyfels oonder croundtH
Coom preakin' loose und rooshin' roundtH
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Denn Maxerl cooms along says heH
Mein Gott vot dings ish dis I seeH
I dinks de fery tyfel und allN
Moost help to make dem magic ballN
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I vish dat I had nix cum rausH
Und shtaid mineself in bett to houseH
Hilf Zamiel cried Kasp you whelpO
You red Dootch tyfel coom und helpO
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Den oop dere coomed a tredfull shdormP
De todtengrips aroundt tid schvarmP
De howl shoomped oop und flopt his vingsH
Und toorned his het like avery dingsH
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Oop droo de croundt dere coomed a potH
Mit leadt und dings to make de shotH
Und h llisch fire in grimson plazeH
Und awful schmells like Schweitzer kaseH
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Agross de scene a pine shtick flewD
Mit seferal shail pirds vastened toD
Six treadtful shail pirds mit deir vingsH
Tied to de shticks mit magic shtringsH
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All droo de air all in a rowI
Die wilde Jagd vas seen to goI
De hounds und teer all mate of poneA
Und hoonted py a skilletonA
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Dere coomed a tredful shpecdre pigQ
Who shpitten' fire afay tid digQ
Und fiery drocks und tyfel shnakeQ
A scootin' droo de air tid preakQ
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Boot Kaspar tidn't mindt dem allsH
But casted out de pullet ballsH
Six vas to go ash he vouldt likeQ
De sevent' moost for de tyfel shtrikeQ
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Ad last oopon de drial tayH
De gals cot roundt so nice und gayH
Und den dey goed und maked a tantzH
Und singed apout de JungfernkranzH
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Und denn der Hertshog dat's der DukeQ
Cooms doun und dinks he'll dake a lookQ
Young mans to Maxerl denn saidt heH
Shoost shoot dem dove oopon dat dreeI
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Denn Maxerl pointed mit de bixH
Potzblitz says he dat dove I'll fixH
He fired his rifle at de Taub'E
When Kass rollt ofer in de StaubE
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De pride she falled too in de doostH
Dey gals dey cried de men dey got coossedH
Der Hertshog says Id's fery glearI
Dat dere has peen some tyfels hereI
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Und Max has shot mit tyfels bleiD
Pfui die verfluchte HexereiI
O Maximilian O DuH
Gehst nit mit rechten Dingen zuH
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Boot denn a hermits coomed in lateH
Says he I'll fix dese dings foostrateH
Und telled der Hertshog dat yung menA
Vill raise der Tyfel now und dennA
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De Duke forgifed de Kaspar dannA
Und mate of him a YegersmannA
Vhat shoodts mit bixen goon und pfeilD
Und talks apout de WaidmannsheilD
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Und denn de pride she coomed to lifeJ
Und cot to pe de Maxerl's vifeJ
Denn all de beoples gried HoorahI
Das ist recht brav und hopsasaH
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MORALD
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Py dis dings may pe oondershtoodH
Dat vhat is pad works ofden gootH
Or Maximilia maximilibus curantur if you willD

Charles G. Leland



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