[The Ballad of Per Tysson's daughters in VÃÆ'¤nge]

[Lyrics: Tradititional, Translation: Mathias Blad]



Per Tyrsson's daughters in VÃÆ'¤nge

Oh how chilly their woods

They were fast asleep a long time ago

Whilst the woods burst into leaf

The youngest was the first one to awake

She soon awoke the others

They sat themselves down upon their beds

and plaited the hair on each other's heads

Then they dressed in clothes of silk

and made their way to church

When they came to VÃÆ'¤nga hill

they met three robbers who held them still

"Pray, would you care to become robbers' wives?

Or would you rather lose your lives?"

"We would not care to become robbers' wives.

We would much rather lose our lives."

They chopped their heads off on birch-wood stem

and soon three wells sprung forth by them

The bodies were dug down in muddy ground,

the clothes they carried to VÃÆ'¤nga town.

As they arrived in VÃÆ'¤nga farm

Fru Karin came to greet them.

"Say, would you care to buy clothes of silk

that nine maidens have knitted and crotcheted?"

"Open your bundles and let me see

maybe I know them, all three."

Fru Karin quivers as never before

and runs to Per Tyrsson who stands by the door

"There are three robbers outside our farm

they've gotten rid of our daughters"

Per Tyrsson grabs his sword and then

he runs to slay the two older men.

He asked the third one before he stroke

"Who is your father and mother?"

"Our father Per Tyrsson in VÃÆ'¤nge,

our mother Fru Karin in SkrÃÆ'¤nge."

Per Tyrsson went to the smithy

and forged himself iron round his waist.

"What shall our retribution be?"

"We'll build a church out of stone and lime."

"KÃÆ'¤rna Church shall be its name"

Oh how chilly their woods

"Oh, how willingly we will build it ."

Whilst the woods burst into leaf





[Per Tyrssons DÃÆ'¶ttrar i VÃÆ'¤nge]

[Lyrics: Tradititional: Swedish Version]



Per Tyrssons dÃÆ'¶ttrar i VÃÆ'¤nge.

Kaller var deras skog.

De sovo en sÃÆ'¶mn fÃÆ'¶r lÃÆ'¤nge.

Medan skogen han lÃÆ'¶vas.

FÃÆ'¶rst vaknad den yngsta,

sa vÃÆ'¤ckte hon upp de andra

Sa satte de sig pa sÃÆ'¤ngestock

sa flÃÆ'¤tade de varandras lock

Sa togo de pa sina silkesklar

sa gingo de sig at kyrkan

Nar som de kommo pa VÃÆ'¤nga lid

dÃÆ'¤r mÃÆ'¶tte de tre vallare

"SÃÆ'¤g viljen I bli vallareviv 

eller viljen I mistra era unga liv?"

"Ej vilja vi blie vallareviv

hellre vi miste vart unga liv."

De hÃÆ'¶gg deras huvu'n pa bjÃÆ'¶rkestock,

sa rann dÃÆ'¤r strax tre kÃÆ'¤llor opp

Kropparna grovo de ner i dy,

klÃÆ'¤derna buro de fram till by

NÃÆ'¤r som de kommo till VÃÆ'¤nga gard

ute fÃÆ'¶r dom fru Karin star

"Och viljen I kÃÆ'¶pa silkessÃÆ'¶rkar,

som nio jungfrur har stickat och virkat?"

"LÃÆ'¶s upp edra knyten och lat mig se,

kanhÃÆ'¤nda jag kÃÆ'¤nner dem alla tre."

Fru Karin sig fÃÆ'¶r brÃÆ'¶stet slar

och upp till Per Tyrsson i porten hon gar.

Dethaller tre vallare pa var gard

de haver gjort av med dÃÆ'¶ttrarna var."

Per Tyrsson tar sitt svÃÆ'¤rd i hand

sa hÃÆ'¶gg han ihjÃÆ'¤l de ÃÆ'¤ldsta tva

Den tredje fraga han innan han slog:

"Vad heter er fader och mor?"

"Var fader Per Tyrsson ivÃÆ'¤nge,

var moder fru Karin i SkrÃÆ'¤nge."

Per Tyrsson han gar sig at smedjan,

han lÃÆ'¤t smida sig jÃÆ'¤rn om midjan

"Vad ska vi nu gÃÆ'¶ra fÃÆ'¶r syndamen?"

"Vi ska bygga upp en kyrka av kalk och sten!"

"Den kyrkan ska heta KrÃÆ'¤na."

Kaller var deras skog

"Den ska vi bygga upp sa gÃÆ'¤rna"

Medan skogen han lÃÆ'¶vas