[The Ballad of Per daughters in Vnge] [Lyrics: Tradititional, Translation: Blad]
Per Tyrsson's daughters in Oh how chilly their They fast asleep a long time ago the woods burst into leaf The was the first one to awake She awoke the others They sat themselves down their beds and the hair on each other's heads Then they in clothes of silk and their way to church When they came to Vnga they met three who held them still "Pray, would you care to become robbers' Or would you rather lose lives?" "We would not care to become wives. We would much lose our lives." They chopped their heads off on stem and three wells sprung forth by them The bodies dug down in muddy ground, the clothes they to Vnga town. As they in Vnga farm Fru came to greet them. "Say, you care to buy clothes of silk that nine maidens knitted and crotcheted?" "Open your and let me see maybe I them, all three." Fru Karin quivers as never and to Per Tyrsson who stands by the door "There are three robbers outside our gotten rid of our daughters" Per Tyrsson grabs his sword and he runs to slay the two men. He the third one before he stroke "Who is your and mother?" "Our Per Tyrsson in Vnge, our Fru Karin in Skrnge." Per went to the smithy and himself iron round his waist. "What shall our be?" "We'll build a out of stone and lime." "Krna Church be its name" Oh how their woods "Oh, how willingly we build it ." Whilst the woods burst leaf
Tyrssons Dttrar i Vnge] [Lyrics: Swedish Version]
Per dttrar i Vnge. Kaller var skog. De en smn fr lnge. skogen han lvas. Frst den yngsta, sa hon upp de andra Sa de sig pa sngestock sa fltade de varandras Sa de pa sina silkesklar sa gingo de sig at Nar som de pa Vnga lid dr mtte de tre "Sg I bli vallareviv viljen I mistra era unga liv?" "Ej vilja vi vallareviv hellre vi vart unga liv." De hgg huvu'n pa bjrkestock, sa rann dr 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 jungfrur har och virkat?" "Ls upp edra och lat mig se, jag knner dem alla tre." Fru Karin sig fr slar och upp Per Tyrsson i porten hon gar. tre vallare pa var gard de haver av med dttrarna var." Per Tyrsson tar sitt i hand sa hgg han ihjl de tva Den tredje 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 smida sig jrn om "Vad ska vi nu gra fr syndamen?" "Vi ska bygga upp en kyrka av och sten!" "Den kyrkan ska Krna." var deras skog "Den ska vi upp sa grna" Medan skogen han