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Olav Liljeros

from Stiklur by Krauka

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Olav rider alene ved klipperne. Han møder en smuk elverpige som bor i bjerget. Hun kalder ham til sig, for at bo i bjerget sammen med hende. Han bliver fristet af tilbuddet, men fortryder og vil ride derfra. Men han kan ikke ride derfra uden at kysse elverpigen. Da han bukker sig ned for at kysse hende, stikker hun ham med en kniv. Han når at ride hjem til sin moder, hvor han dør af sit sår.

Olav is out riding by the cliffs, when he suddenly meets a beautiful elf maid that lives alone in the mountains. She calls him over and asks him to come and live with her in the mountains. He says yes to the offer but quickly regrets his decision and tries to ride away. He cannot leave without giving the maid a goodbye kiss. As he bends over to kiss her, she stabs him with a knife. He manages tocome home to his mother, but later dies of his wound.

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Ólafur reið með björgum fram

villir hann stillir hann

Hitti fyrir sér álfarann

þar rauður loginn brann

blíðan lagði byrinn undan björgunum fram.

Þar kom út ein álfamær

Gulli snúið var hennar hár.

Velkominn Ólafur liljurós

Gakk í björg og bú með oss

Ekki muntu héðan fara

Að þú gefir oss kossinn spara

Ólafur laut um söðulboga

kyssti hann frú með hálfum huga

Hún lagði undir hans herðarblað

Í hjarta rótum staðar nam

Ólafur leit sitt hjarta blóð

Líða niður við hestsins hóf

Ólafur keyrði hestinn spora

Heim til sinnar móður dyra

Hvaðan komstu sonur minn

Hvernig ertu svo fölur á kinn

Leiddi hún hann í loftið inn

Dauðann kyssti hún soninn sinn

Text & music: trad., arranged by Krauka (Language: Icelandic)

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from Stiklur, released January 11, 2004
Leadvocal & percussion – Gaua, drum & chorus – Aksel,drum & chorus – Jens, production – Thorkell, mix & mastering – Henrik.

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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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