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of the hat, the shrill cry which from time to time 

 is sent forth in moments of wild hilarity, the snap- 

 ping of fingers, with which, castanet-like, they keep 

 time during the dance, and, heard above ah 1 the noise, 

 the cithern's tones, like those of an ^Eolian harp, all 

 together tends to form a scene of rural festivity, to 

 which, for picturesqueness of appearance, or for good 

 hearty fellowship, it would not be easy to find a pa- 

 rallel. 



The following is the melody to which the Schna- 

 dahupfl is sung : 



I. 



Jodler. 





Jodler. 





II. 





fcsa 



-- n T~i r ? i r j . ' n. i ' i 



d^^j-i-j r=uPH^^S 



9= s =F 



III. 



--fit 







IV. 





