The story of Will H. Lister – Australian Bush Humorist An article by Warren Fahey, Australian Folklore Unit I am an inveterate explorer of second-hand bookshops and book fairs. In 2002, at a Kings Cross antiquarian book fair I found a slightly damaged copy of a book titled Me – Und […]
Dat first Soot! (From Norm Rachow,Beenleigh) Oh, dat first soot of trousers – dere vas sooch a fuss! Uncle Karl und Aunt Charlotte vas staying by us!- Und poor Grandpa sat up in his chair – he vas ill Mit his legs full of gout – I remember it […]
Hans Schnitzel und his Velocipede Hans Schnitzel und his velocipede Vas vone of the newest kind, It had no vheels in fronts, Und had no vheels behind. But its had vone in the mittel though, That vone vas as sure as eggs. How he could straddle across dat axle, […]
This is a very popular Barossa Deutsch ‘broken language’ poem – recited here by Norm Stiller. The Stiller brothers came to Queensland in 1909 from the Barossa district of South Australia. This ‘broken’ poem illustrates the mixing of English (Australian farm words) into a basic German poem structure. A fine […]
This German poem originates in the Barossa valley, South Australia. It is spoken in the ‘Barossa Deutsch’ dialect. Norm Stiller of Gulugaba recited it to me. His family travelled from South Australia to Downfall Creek, northwest of Miles in 1909. This poem was a cultural remnant of their earlier pioneering […]
Ernie Greinke recited many poems for funcions in the Lockyer Valley. Max Schafstein was one of the favourites – using the German accent and ‘borrowed’ German words for effect. Basically a ‘fun’ poem. [audio:http://germanydownunder.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ErnieGreinke_poem_Max_Schafstein1.mp3|titles=ErnieGreinke_poem_Max_Schafstein]
Der Vishy Und Der Dog by Norm Boughen, Minden Dat doggy vas dat kind of dog dat catch dat rat so sly, Vhen he shqveeze him mit his leetle teeth und den dat rat vos die. Dat doggy vas inqvisitive vherever he vas go Und like dem vomans all der […]
Did you Effer Did you effer seen some leetle poodle dog Dat vas schnoodled oop so shnug upon a mat? Did you seen some sheeps in clover, or a hog Vhat could hardly valk around himself for fat? Did you effer seen a cat vhat caught a mouse? Or a […]
‘THE TIGER SCHNAKE’ I vos working vit Bill Grady und Shack Wilson on de flat Ve shoushed abbot an acre oot vit Shemmy Bill und Pat Ve didn’t makes no vortunes, but vhat I vant to tell Vos about von pig tiger schnake, dat shashed me quick as vell. […]
