[The Ballad of Per daughters in Vnge] [Lyrics: Tradititional, Mathias Blad]
Per Tyrsson's in Vnge Oh how chilly woods They fast asleep a long time ago Whilst the woods burst into The youngest was the one to awake She soon the others They sat themselves down their beds and plaited the hair on each other's they dressed in clothes of silk and their way to church When they to Vnga hill they met robbers who held them still "Pray, would you to become robbers' wives? Or would you rather your lives?" "We would not care to robbers' wives. We would much rather our lives." They their heads off on birch-wood stem and three wells sprung forth by them The bodies were dug in muddy ground, the they carried to Vnga town. As they in Vnga farm Fru came to greet them. "Say, would you care to buy clothes of that nine maidens knitted and crotcheted?" "Open your and let me see I know them, all three." Fru Karin as never before and runs to Per Tyrsson who stands by the "There are robbers outside our farm gotten rid of our daughters" Per Tyrsson grabs his and then he runs to slay the two men. He asked the third one he stroke "Who is your and mother?" "Our Per Tyrsson in Vnge, our Fru Karin in Skrnge." Per went to the smithy and forged iron round his waist. "What shall our be?" "We'll build a church out of and lime." "Krna Church be its name" Oh how their woods "Oh, how willingly we build it ." Whilst the woods into leaf
[Per Tyrssons Dttrar i [Lyrics: Swedish Version]
Per Tyrssons i Vnge. var deras skog. De en smn fr lnge. skogen han lvas. Frst den yngsta, sa hon upp de andra Sa de sig pa sngestock sa de varandras lock Sa togo de pa sina sa gingo de sig at Nar som de pa Vnga lid dr de tre vallare "Sg viljen I bli eller viljen I mistra era liv?" "Ej vilja vi vallareviv hellre vi miste vart liv." De hgg deras pa bjrkestock, sa dr strax tre kllor opp Kropparna de ner i dy, buro de fram till by Nr som de kommo till gard ute fr dom fru star "Och I kpa silkessrkar, som nio har stickat och virkat?" "Ls upp edra och lat mig se, kanhnda jag dem alla tre." Fru Karin sig fr brstet och upp Per Tyrsson i porten hon gar. Dethaller tre vallare pa var de gjort av med dttrarna var." Per tar sitt svrd i hand sa hgg han de ldsta tva Den tredje fraga han han slog: "Vad heter er och mor?" "Var Per Tyrsson ivnge, var fru Karin i Skrnge." Per han gar sig at smedjan, han lt sig jrn om midjan "Vad ska vi nu gra fr syndamen?" "Vi ska upp en kyrka av kalk och sten!" "Den ska heta Krna." var deras skog "Den ska vi upp sa grna" skogen han lvas