!!!Schnadahüpfl

Schnadahuepfl, popular songs, also called "Gstanzl", 
"Gsetzl", "Trutzgsangl", etc., name probably 
derived from the "Schnitterhuepfer" (harvesters´ 
dance); improvised short, epigrammatic stanzas accompanied by simple 
melodies, with satirical, humorous and crude content, often containing 
erotic allusions. Mainly sung for entertainment at sociable 
gatherings, as dancing songs, as part of customs (e.g. rural weddings, 
collection of donations) and as satirical songs 
("Faschingsbriefe"). They usually consist of 2, 4 or 8 line 
stanzas; the words can either be continuous text or text with added 
syllables and/or choruses.

!Literature
K. Beitl, Schnadahuepfl, in: Handbuch des Volksliedes, 
vol. 1, 1973; W. Deutsch, G. Haid and H. Zeman, Schnadahuepfl, 
in: Das Volkslied in Oesterreich, 1993; O. Holzapfel, 
Vierzeiler-Lexikon, Schnadahuepfl, Gesaetzler, 1991.


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