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