FolkFest - "Per Spelmann" a trad Norwegian song by Geir

[alfstone]

5 STARS

Great, absolutely great!

[Greeny]

As real as it gets. Absolutely magnificent!

[OsCKilO]

Holy smokes G!!!

This has Viking soul spilling out of it everywhere!!!

You sound ten feet tall!

Catchy old folk song! I like that repeated part!


Love it g!

Translation please!
I think I heard the words "moose","egg beater" and "stein". I must be wrong..

[Geir]

Thanks for kind feedback my friends !!

Naked?

whaddayathink

Translation please!
I think I heard the words "moose","egg beater" and "stein". I must be wrong..

moose was actually "mose ("moss") "eggbeater" was "eg byter" ("I trade"), stein was correct and means stone

the lyrics are actually in Nynorsk ("New-Norwegian"), which also is an offician language in Norway. It doesn't differ much from "Bokmål" ( "book language") which is dominant, and it is closer to most Norwegian dialects than "Bokmål" is.

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Per Spelmann han hadde ei einaste ku. Per the Fiddler had a single cow.
Per Spelmann han hadde ei einaste ku. Per the Fiddler had a single cow.
Han bytte bort kua, fekk fela igjen He traded the cow, got his fiddle again
Han bytte bort kua, fekk fela igjen He traded the cow, got his fiddle again
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

Per Spelmann han spela, og fela ho let,. Per the Fiddler he played, and the fiddle it sounded ..
Per Spelmann han spela, og fela ho let, Per the Fiddler he played, and the fiddle it sounded ..
Så gutane dansa og jentene gret So the boys danced and the girls cried
Så gutane dansa og jentene gret So the boys danced and the girls cried
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

Per Spelmann han spela, og fela var go Per the Fiddler he played, and the fiddle was good
Per Spelmann han spela, og fela var go Per the Fiddler he played, and the fiddle was good
Så gutane dansa, og jentene lo So the boys danced and the girls laughed
Så gutane dansa, og jentene lo So the boys danced and the girls laughed
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

Og om eg vart gamal som stein under bru And if I get old as stone under the bridge
Og om eg vart gamal som stein under bru And if I get old as stone under the bridge
Nei, aldri eg byter bort fela for ku No, I never trade away the fiddle for cow
Nei, aldri eg byter bort fela for ku No, I never trade away the fiddle for cow
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

Og om eg vert gammal som mose på tre, And if I get old like moss on the tree,
Og om eg vert gammal som mose på tre, And if I get old like moss on the tree,
Så aldri eg byter bort fela for fé I never trade away the fiddle for cattle
Så aldri eg byter bort fela for fé I never trade away the fiddle for cattle
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

Og om eg vert gammal som skorpe på graut, And if I get old like crust on porridge,
Og om eg vert gammal som skorpe på graut, And if I get old like crust on porridge,
Så aldri eg byter bort fela for naut So I never trade away the fiddle for bull
Så aldri eg byter bort fela for naut So I never trade away the fiddle for bull
«Du gamle, gode fiolin, du fiolin, du fela mi.» "You good, old violin, you violin, you fiddle of mine."

[OsCKilO]

So I never trade away the fiddle for bull

[Geir]

No !

Never trade a fiddle for bull !!

cool east meets west addition T !!

Amazing that you could add anything to this "free-form" piece

next time we meet we'll do it live !!

[Geir]

Guest bump. Hic

[Redler]

Loved the Norwegian folk song feel!! Brilliant job, Geir!

[kenny mac]

Brilliant,inspired me to maybe try a vocal only as well.
I loved stripped down tunes,nothing to hide behind but raw reality,well done Geir .