En Sjoman Alskar Havets Vag

DESCRIPTION: Swedish. Capstan shanty. "En sjoman lskar havets veg, ja va gornas brus." The sailor loves the sound of the wave. He must leave his sweetheart. They embrace. She watches as he sets out to sea.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: sailor travel shanty foreignlanguage separation
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 108, "En Sjoman Alskar Havets Vag" (2 texts, Swedish and English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe108

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