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Kniven den skal være skarp, så blodet skal sprøjte fra dig.

hovedet skal blæse af, og lemmerne skal trækkes væk.

Jeg skal angribe dig, smadre benene og sønderskære

kroppen. En bøddelvise fra 1700 tallet


The knife needs to be sharp so that your blood may spurt.

Your head will be blown off, and your limbs torn to pieces.

I will attack you, smash your bones and cut your body into

small bits. An executioners ballad from the 17th. century.

lyrics

Hnífurinn skal bíta

svo blóði skaltu spíta

hausinn af þér fjúka

og limir burtu rjúka


Á þig skal ég stökkva

hausinn af þér höggva

beinin brjóta og bramla

skrokkinn sundur skera


Kála klára kvista og kæfa

ráða bana basa blæða

eyða deyða farga fella

sníða stúta skjóta slátra


Glata granda heltaka

vega veiða vinna á

taka af og tortíma

deyja drepast dauðaglímu


Berja gleda bíta flá

blinda klóra flengja

brenna reka útlegð á

aflima og hengja

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from Bylur, released January 11, 2006
tekst: trad./Gaua, musik: Krauka, arr.: Thorkell & Krauka

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Krauka Aarhus, Denmark

This is some hard-edged, macho, Viking stuff. Using implements of destruction and pillage ranging from hide drums to shawms to jew’s harps to chainsaws and axes, this Nordic quintet hacks into the Scandinavian permafrost.

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