438 CHAMOIS HUNTING. 



and is consequently unable to sing his Schnadahupfl in reply, is 

 heartily laughed at by the rest, while shouts of applause reward 

 the other for his ability and wit. 



Such verse, being written in a dialect, it is almost impossible 

 to render in another language, and quite so to do it justice. In 

 the original the words are often much abbreviated, and when 

 read or sung, run so much into one another that a line sounds 

 but as a single word* I give however some specimens in 

 English, beginning with those that tell what are the character- 

 istics of a Schnadahiipfl. 



1. 

 A good Schnadahiipfl 



Must be bold and daring ; 

 Must climb the high mountains, 

 For no danger caring. 



2,3. 

 A good Schnadahupfl 



Is a bird in a wood, — 

 If drooping and moaning, 



A sign that's not good. 

 For a good Schnadahiipfl 



Is the dance of a song, 

 And a sorrowful dance, 'faith, 



It does not last long. 



4. 

 And a good Schnadahiipfl 



Leads a right merry life, 

 Like an old wandering fifer 



Gladdens all with his fife. 



5. 

 And a good Schnadahupfl 



Is a flower of the field ; 

 True, 'tis not much heeded, 



Yet all like the chield. 



For example 



A' Tanna is grea', 

 Is's lahr aus a Jahr ei', 

 Und a' freudigi Lieb' 

 Muass a' bstandigi sey'." 



