Four Songs About Love 4. Hälleberget
9. Blågeta A young goat wanders off into the world, only to realise that it is full of dangers. His horns are too soft and weak to protect him when he encounters a big scary wolf. In this song, we use traditional herd-calling to search for the poor little goat who gets lost – and eaten – in the mountains. Womanhood Now follow four songs that each, in their own way, tell stories of womanhood. The first two are about difficult choices, when women are denied the right to control their own bodies. The first is a recipe for a certain tea, should ‘something happen’. The second is told by an old woman who lost her little friend one Midsummer’s Eve long ago – she can still hear his scream in the river. The final two pieces in this section are songs about mothers. One is about a stepmother and how folklore has made her into a villain. In this story, the dead mother returns from the grave and warns the stepmother: Be kind to my children – or I’ll place you on a chair in hell . The last song is sung by a young girl trying to explain to her mother why she’s so late coming home ... All the boys wanted to dance with me! Maybe the mother understands and remembers her own youth? 10. Uti vår hage 11. En midsommarafton 12. Styvmodern 13. Kära mor
A poetic love song where nature becomes an image of desire. The mountain will crack like ice, the sun will lose its shine and the forest will transform itself into a dove, before I abandon you, my dear friend. 5. Lars Persson A song about a charlatan named Lars Persson. Girls are standing in line, wanting his attention. If he wishes, he can have whoever he chooses! Apparently, he chooses them all – something that becomes apparent to the girls in the group. As each of them sings the line, Lars Persson has asked me to marry him! , they realize that they are not the only one he has proposed to … 6. Å h längtat haver jag A song about longing for someone who is out of reach. I have longed for you, my little friend, like the sun as the days grow brighter. But perhaps I am not good enough for you. Perhaps I am too poor, and you will have to choose someone richer than me. 7. E n gång blir du av med mig# As all the girls realise that Lars Persson has been proposing to them all, they band together and threaten him: One day you will lose us – maybe you will regret it bitterly! Animals & Tradition 8. Geting – Spell No. 2 From one threat to another. This time we are in need of a spell to whisk away one of the most annoying things in existence – wasps!
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