[The Ballad of Per Tysson's daughters in [Lyrics: Tradititional, Translation: Mathias
Per daughters in Vnge Oh how chilly woods They were asleep a long time ago Whilst the woods into leaf The youngest was the one to awake She soon awoke the They sat themselves down their beds and plaited the hair on each heads they dressed in clothes of silk and their way to church When they came to Vnga they met three robbers who 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 chopped their heads off on birch-wood and soon three wells sprung by them The bodies dug down in muddy ground, the clothes they carried to town. As they in Vnga farm Fru Karin to greet them. "Say, would you care to buy clothes of that nine maidens knitted and crotcheted?" "Open bundles and let me see maybe I them, all three." Fru Karin quivers as before and runs to Per Tyrsson who stands by the "There are three robbers our farm gotten rid of our daughters" Per grabs his sword and then he to slay the two older men. He asked the third one he stroke "Who is father and mother?" "Our father Per in Vnge, our mother Fru in Skrnge." Per Tyrsson went to the and forged iron round his waist. "What our retribution be?" "We'll a church out of stone and lime." "Krna shall be its name" Oh how chilly woods "Oh, how we will build it ." Whilst the woods into leaf
[Per Tyrssons i Vnge] [Lyrics: Swedish Version]
Per Tyrssons i Vnge. Kaller var skog. De en smn fr lnge. Medan han lvas. Frst den yngsta, sa vckte hon upp de Sa de sig pa sngestock sa de varandras lock Sa togo de pa silkesklar sa de sig at kyrkan Nar som de kommo pa lid dr de tre vallare "Sg viljen I bli viljen I mistra era unga liv?" "Ej vi blie vallareviv hellre vi miste unga liv." De hgg deras pa bjrkestock, sa dr strax tre kllor opp Kropparna de ner i dy, klderna buro de till by Nr som de till Vnga gard ute fr dom fru Karin "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 haver gjort av med var." Per Tyrsson tar sitt i hand sa hgg han de ldsta tva Den fraga han innan han slog: "Vad heter er och mor?" "Var fader Per 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 bygga upp en av kalk och sten!" "Den kyrkan ska Krna." var deras skog "Den ska vi upp sa grna" Medan skogen han