[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sayings and Tales

[Juergen Bomert]

Kleine Korrektur durch einen deutschen Besserwisser    :-)

Hoppe, Hoppe Reiter.
Wenn er faellt, dann schreit er.
Faellt er in den Graben,
fressen ihn die Raben.
Faellt er in den Sumpf,
macht der Reiter PLUMPS.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ed S <esonnenburg at porchlight.ca>
To: VolhyniaList <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Sayings and Tales


> The complete verse is
>
>  Hoppa, hoppa Reiter                   (Huppe. huppe rider)
> Wenn er fallt denn schreit er    (When he falls then cries he)
> Wenn er fallt im Graben             (When he falls in the ditch)
> Fressen ihm die Raben              ( Eat him the Ravens)
> Faellt er in den Sumpf          (If he falls in the swamp)
> Macht der Reiter PLUMPS   (The Rider will go SPLASH)
>
> At the word splash the adult holding the child on their knee would
> spread them and the child would fall between.
>
> > Hi
> >
> > When my Mom and Dad, who came from the Chelm-Lublin area of Poland
bounced
> > little children/babies on their knee they would sing:
> >
> > Huppe, huppe Reiter                   (Huppe. huppe rider)
> > Wenn er fallt denn schreiter er    (When he falls then cries he)
> > Wenn er fallt im Graben             (When he falls in the ditch)
> > Fressen ihm die Raben              ( Eat him the Ravens)
> >
> > Pardon my broken Deutsch.
> > I believe this is the only German my Grandchildren know.
> >
> > Then there is the story about the Lutheran Pastor who is making his
yearly
> > rounds and on Monday morning after preaching fire and brimstone in the
> church
> > in Cycow on Sunday. On the way out of town he lost his way and stopped
to
> ask
> > some boys," Where is the road to Michelsdorf?" The boys are amused by
the
> > question and reply, "Yesterday you knew the road to Heaven and the road
to
> > Hell and now you don't know the way to Michelsdorf ".
> >
> > Ted Belke
> >
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