Scandinavian Folk Music

[M@ster-$]

1. When I was playing first Gothic I stumbled across a group called "In Extremo" singing song "Herr Mannelig". That song is great! But I don't know what it is about Can someone tell me? And in what language is it?



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Scandinavian Folk Music

Spoiler: AMON AMARTH

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amon_Amarth

http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth

Spoiler: ELUVEITIE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eluveitie

http://www.myspace.com/eluveitie

Spoiler: Ensiferum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensiferum

http://www.myspace.com/officialensiferum

Spoiler: Equilibrium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilibrium_(band)

http://www.myspace.com/equilibrium

Spoiler: FAUN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faun_(band)

http://www.myspace.com/paganfolk

Spoiler: FINNTROLL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finntroll

http://www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll

Spoiler: Garmarna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmarna

http://www.myspace.com/garmarna

Spoiler: Hagalaz' Runedance

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=143054127

Spoiler: Hedningarna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedningarna

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=194436507

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICFCWOy9cs

Spoiler: Hoven Droven

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoven_Droven

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=57035543

Spoiler: In Extremo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Extremo

http://www.myspace.com/inextremoband

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey3axf9hygk

Spoiler: Kivimetsän Druidi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivimetsän_Druidi

http://www.myspace.com/kivimetsandruidi

Spoiler: Korpiklaani

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korpiklaani

http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaaniofficial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4VHxU7iM

Spoiler: MÅNEGARM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Månegarm

http://www.myspace.com/manegarm

Spoiler: Mediæval Bæbes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediæval_Bæbes

http://www.myspace.com/mediaevalbaebes

                                                                      The Bæbes

Spoiler: Moonsorrow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonsorrow

http://www.myspace.com/moonsorrowofficial

Spoiler: Omnia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnia_(band)

http://profile.myspace.com/omnianeocelt

Spoiler: Thyrfing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyrfing

http://www.myspace.com/thyrfingband

Spoiler: TURISAS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turisas

http://www.myspace.com/turisasofficial

Spoiler: Týr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Týr_(band)

http://www.myspace.com/tyr1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5zNK--DUDg

Spoiler: Wintersun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintersun

http://www.myspace.com/wintersun

Spoiler: Wuthering Heights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights_(band)

http://www.myspace.com/wutheringheightsofficial

http://www.myspace.com/wutheringheightsband

 

[Yeyinde]

It's in Norwegian. I'm listening to it now, I'll tell you what it's about in a second.

Okay, it seems it's about the singer asking for a young girls hand, and then he sings about swords, the sky, stars and ****.

Come to think of it, do you want me to translate it to English, so you can read it for yourself?

Better yet, ask Naridill, he is Norwegian.

 

[M@ster-$]

Come to think of it, do you want me to translate it to English, so you can read it for yourself?

Yes, please

 

[Yeyinde]

It probably won't be perfect, and it'll have a lot of mistakes, but I'll try.

Okay, I did my best. There's of course some mistakes. I translated it as best I could.

An early morning before sunrise
Before the birds started singing
The mountaintroll proposed to a handsome young man
She had a lying tongue

Mister Man Mister Man get engaged to me
Because I really want that
You could at least say yes or no
If you want to or not

I will give thee those twelve horses
That walk in that rosegarden
Never have they had any saddles on
Nor any bridle in their mouths

I will give thee those twelve mills
That stand between Tillö and Ternö
The millstones are of the reddest gold
And the wheels are edged with silver

I will give thee an imbued sword
That has a blade of fifteen gold rings
And fight those who fight you will
The battlefield is a school, you're going to win

I will give thee a shirt so new
The best one you will want to wear
It isn't made with needle and thread
But made with the whitest silk

Such gifts I would accept
If you were a christian woman
But now you are the worst mountaintroll
Of the neck and the devil's voice

The mountaintroll rushed out the door
She shakes and wails bitterly
Had I gotten that handsome young man
Then had I lost my curse

Mister Man Mister Man get engaged to me
Because I really want that
You could at least say yes or no
If you want to or not

 

[M@ster-$]

Wow, what a plot!

Thanks, Max, gonna save it to the text file!

 

[Yeyinde]

Haha, you're welcome.

It was actually quite entertaining to translate it.

Any time!

 

[Amigo]

i though that its swedish early medieval song originally = lyrics should be swedish (michael rhein can sing/speaks in various languages). 
according to wiki its about (female) troll who wishes to become human by marrying herr mannelig.

 

[Trooper5445]

Pretty awesome song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey3axf9hygk - Youtube

 

[M@ster-$]

Scene from the game

Do they look like their real life prototypes?

 

[Yeyinde]

@ Amigo: That was what I said, wasn't it?

Oh, and yeah, I figured out it was swedish, but I forgot to type that in.

 

[Amigo]

my correction was that the main character is female troll asking for knights hand, not conversely as you typed. 

 

[morgoth2005]

Haggard sing it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hdgb53QVaY

 

[M@ster-$]

Haggard sing it better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hdgb53QVaY

Woman opera?

Folk metal is better, IMHO

 

[M@ster-$]

Gny

http://www.myspace.com/gnydk

Hagalaz' Runedance

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=143054127

Spoiler: Hagalaz' Runedance

 

[M@ster-$]

Omnia

http://profile.myspace.com/omnianeocelt

 

[Torak]

Ensiferum and Thyrfing have got to be the best in the Folk Metal genre.

 

[M@ster-$]

Duan

http://myspace.com/duanband



Wet Your Whistle

http://www.myspace.com/wetyourwhistle



Hedningarna

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=194436507

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICFCWOy9cs

 

[M@ster-$]

Korpiklaani

http://www.myspace.com/korpiklaaniofficial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIc4VHxU7iM

 

[Rabid Potatoe]

For the win.

 

[Ronan]

Kivimetsän Druidit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es36ECNNYMA