The First Edition Of Breitmann - Showing How And Why It Was That It Never Appeared Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Uns ist in alten MaerenA
wunders viel geseitB
Von Helden lobebaerenA
von grosser ArebeitB
Von Festen und HochzeitenA
von Weinen und KlagenA
Von kuehnen Recken StreitenA
m ht Ihr nun Wunder h ren sagenA
Der Nibelungen LiedB
DO oos in anciend shdoryC
Crate voonders ish peen toldB
Of lapors fool of gloryC
Of heroes bluff und boldB
Of high oldt times a kitinA
Of howlin und of tearsD
Of kissin and of vightinA
All dis we likes to hearsE
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Dere growed once dimes in SchwabenA
Since fifty years peganA
An shild of decend eldersF
His name Hans BreitemannA
De gross adfentures dat he hadB
If you will only lookG
Ish all bescribed so trulyC
In dis fore lyin bookG
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Und allaweil dese liederC
Vere goin troo his hetB
De writer lay von SonntayB
a shleepin in his bettB
Vhen lo a yellow bigeonA
Coom to him in a dreamH
De same dat Mr BarnumI
Vonce had in his Mus umI
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Und dus out shprach de bigeonA
If you should brint de songsJ
Or oder dings of BreitmannA
Vhich to dem on belongsJ
Dey will tread de road of Sturm and DrangK
Die wile es m hte lebenA
Und be mis geborn in pattleC
To dis fate ish it ergebenA
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Und dus rebly de dreamerC
If on de ice it shlipL
Denn led id dake ids shansesJ
Rip Sam und let 'er ripL
Dou say'st id vill pe sturmyI
Vot sturmy ish ish crandB
Crates heroes ish de beoplesJ
In Uncle Samuel's landB
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Du bist ein rechter GelbschnabelC
O golden bigeon mineA
Und I'll fighdt id on dis summerC
If id dakes me all dis lineA
Full liddle ish de discountB
Oopon de Yankee peepsJ
Go to hell exglaim de bigeonA
Foreby vas all mine shleepsJ
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Dere vent to Sout CarolinaA
A shentleman who dinkedB
Dat te pallads of der BreitmannA
Should papered pe und inkedB
Und dat he vouldt fixed de brintinA
Before de writer knowA
Dis make to many a brinterC
Fool many a bitter woeA
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All in de down of CharlestonA
A druckerei he foundB
Where dey cut de copy into takesJ
Und sorted it aroundB
Und all vas goot peginnenA
For no man heeded moochM
Dat half de jours vas MericansJ
Und half of dem vas DutchM
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Und vorser shtill anoder halfN
Had vorn de Federal plueC
Vhile de anti half in Davis greyC
Had peen Confeterates trueC
Great Himmel vot a shindyB
Vas shdarted in de crowdB
Vhen some von read Hans BreitmannA
His Barty all aloudB
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Und von goot nadured YankeeC
He schwear id vos a shameI
To dell soosh lies on DutchmenA
Und make of dem a gameI
Boot dis make mad Fritz LuderC
Und he schwear dis treat of HansJ
Vos shoost so goot a bartyB
Ash any oder man'sJ
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Und dat nodings vas so loosciousJ
In all dis eartly shpeerC
Ash a quart mug fool of sauer krautB
Mit a plate of lager bierC
Dat de Yankee might pe tam mit himselfO
For he der Fritz hafe peenA
In many soosh a bartyB
Und all dose dings hafe seenA
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All mad oopsproong de YankeeC
Mit all his passion ripeL
Und vired at Fritz mit de shootin shtickP
Vheremit he vas fixin typeL
It hit him on de occupitB
Und laid him on de floorC
For many a long day afderC
I ween his het was soreC
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Dis roused Piet Weiser der PfaelzerC
Who vas quick to act und dinkQ
He helt in hand a rollerC
Vheremit he vas rollin inkQ
Und he dake his broof py shtrikinA
Der Merican top of his hetB
Und make soosh a vine impressionA
Dat he left de veller for deatB
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Allaweil dese dings oonfoldedB
Dere vas rows of anoder kindB
Und drople in de wigwamI
Enough to trife dem plindB
Und a crate six vooted Soudern manA
Vot hafe vorked on a RefiewO
Shvear he hope to Gott he mighd pie de formsJ
If de Breitmann's book warn't trueC
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For de Sout' vas ploundered derripleC
Und in dat darksome hourC
He hafe lossed a yallow pine maidenA
Of all de land de vlowerC
Bright gold doublones a hoonderedB
For her he'd gladly bayC
Ash soon ash a thrip for a ginger cakeR
Und deem it cheap dat dayC
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To him antworded a YorkerC
Who shoomp den dimes de boun ti eeC
De only dings he lossed in de warC
Was a sense of bropertyC
Says he Votefer you hafe droppedC
Some oder shap hafe getC
Und de yallow pine liked him petter ash youC
On dat it is safe to betC
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Dead pale pecame dat Soudern braveO
He tidn't so moosh as yellC
Boot he drop right on to de YorkerC
Und mit von lick bust his shellC
Denn out he flashed his pig stickerC
Und mit looks of drementous gloomI
Rooshed vildly in de pattleC
Dat vas ragin round de roomI
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Boot in angulo in de cornerC
Anoder quarrel vas growC
'Twix a Boston shap mit a LondonerC
Und de row ish gekommen soC
De Yankee say dat de H u morC
Of soosh writin vas less dan smallC
Dough it maket de beoples laughenA
Boot dat vas only allC
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Denn a Deutscher say by DonnerC
Dat soosh a baradoxC
Vould leafe no hope for writersC
In all Pandora's b nder boxC
'Twas like de sayin dat HeineA
Hafe no witz in him goot or badC
Boot he only kept sayin witty dingsC
To make beoples pelieve he hadC
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Denn de oder veller be headedC
Dat dere vas not a shbark of foonA
In de pad spelt lieds when you lead demI
Into Englisch correctly doneA
Den a Proof Sheet veller responderedC
For he dink de dings vas hardC
Dat ish shoost like de goot oldt ladyC
Ash vent to hear Artemus WardC
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Und say it vas shames de beoplesC
Vas laugh demselfs most teadC
At de boor young veller lecturinA
Vhen he tidn't know vot he saidC
Hereauf de Yankee answeredC
Gaul dern it Shtop your fussC
And all de crowd togederC
Go slap in a grand plug mussC
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De Yankee shlog de Proof SheetC
Soosh an awfool smock on de faceC
Dat he shvell right oop like a poonkinA
Mit a sense of his tisgraceC
Boot der Deutscher boosted an ink kegS
On dop of de oder's hairC
It vly troo de air like a boomshell dennA
Mine Gotts Vot a sighdt vas dereC
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Denn ofer all de shapelC
Vierce war vas ragin looseC
Fool many a vighten brinterC
Got well ge gooked his gooseC
Fool many a nose mit fistenA
I ween was padly scrougedC
Fool many an eye pright gleaminA
Vas ploody out gegougedC
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D wart fgehouwenA
Dere vas hewin off of ponesC
D h rte man darinneA
Man heardt soosh treadful croansC
Jach waren d die GesteC
De row vas rough and toughO
Genuoge sluogen wundenA
Dere vas plooty wounds enoughO
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De souls of anciend brintersC
From Himmel look down ooponA
Und allowed dat in a chapelC
Dere was nefer soosh carryins onA
Dere was Lorenz Coster mit GutembergS
Und Scheffer mit der FustC
Und Sweynheim mit Pannartz trop deersC
Oopon dis teufel's dustC
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Dere vas Yankee jours extinctedC
Who lay upon de vloorC
Dere vas Soudern rebs destructedC
Who vouldt nefer Jeff no moreC
Ash deir souls rise oop to HeafenA
Dey heardt de oldt brinters' callsC
Und Gutemberg gifed dem all a kickS
Ash he histed dem ofer de wallsC
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Dat ish de vay dese BalladsC
Foorst vere crooshed in ploot and shdormI
Fool many a day moost bass afayO
Pefore dey dook dis formI
De copy flootered o'er de preastsC
Of heroes lyin todtC
Dis vas de dire peginninA
Das war des Breitmann's NothT
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Dis song in PhiladelphiaO
Long dimes ago pegunA
In Paris vas gondinued undC
In Dresden ist full doneA
If any toubt apout de factsC
In nople minds ish grewC
Let dem ashk Carl Benson BristedC
He knows id all ish drueC
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Und now dese Breitmann shdoriesC
In gebrindt in many a lantC
Sogar in far AustraliaO
Dey're gestohlen und bekanntC
Geh hin mein Puch in alle WeltC
Steh auss was dir kompt zuC
Man beysse Dich man reysse DichM
Nur dass man mir nichts thuT

Charles G. Leland



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