song in progress

 I had a wonderful time at Höstdansen, the SCA event held by the Shire of Uma this weekend, at which we spent many hours dancing, and many hours singing, and many hours just enjoying the company of old friends and new.  Therefore I came home inspired to finally write the song to the theme of "Hav" (sea) that I need for next month's Norrskensbard competition.

I decided to write about the event that started the Viking Age:

 

Ut över havet där seglar en båt

mot Lindisfarne,

där man kan hitta en oskyddade vik,

med munkarnas alla skatter,

guld, silver, och även katter

och sidan textilier att ta med sig hem.

Järtecken visar att snart kommer de

mot Lindisfarne,

varningar i skyn av drakar av eld,

med munkarnas alla skatter,

guld, silver, och även katter

och sidan textilier att ta med sig hem.

Åttonde juni så kommer de fram

mot Lindisfarne,

året var sjuhundra nittiotre

med munkarnas alla skatter,

guld, silver, och även katter

och sidan textilier att ta med sig hem.

Munkarna fängslade, ser de tillbak

mot Lindisfarne,

över hav åkandes, mot nord, som del

av nor-män-nes alla skatter,

guld, silver, och även katter

och sidan textilier att ta med sig hem.

 

Which translates to:

 

Out over the ocean there sails a boat

towards Lindisfarne

There one can find an undefended bay

with all of the treasure of the monks,
gold, silver, and even cats, 
and silk textiles to take with one home.

Portents show that they are soon coming

towards Lindisfarne

warnings in the sky of dragons of fire

with all of the treasure of the monks,
gold, silver, and even cats, 
and silk textiles to take with one home.

The eighth of June they arrived

to Lindisfarne

the year it was seven hundred ninety three

with all of the treasure of the monks,
gold, silver, and even cats, 
and silk textiles to take with one home.

The monks The monks imprisoned look back

towards Lindisfarne,

traveling over the sea, to the north, as a part 

of all of the treasure of the Northmen,
gold, silver, and even cats, 
and silk textiles to take with one home.
 

This is a filk to the song Uti vår hage, a popular folk song known to pretty much every person in Sweden. Therefore, I am hoping that by printing out the lyrics and sheet music to bring to the event I can get people to sing along. Sadly, the original is very likely not at all period (the earliest recorded version dates to the 1800's, so it might be older than that, but I doubt if it is much older, but hopefully the part where everyone knows the tune will help people to enjoy it.

If anyone has any suggestions for improvement for the song, I would love to hear them, but if not, I think it will do just fine. Now I just need to decide which period song to perform, and what I should do for my Piece in a Period style.