Gammal Brigg, En

DESCRIPTION: Norwegian. Pumping shanty. "Udi Parmerenti Hollan, der laa en gammal brigg." There is an old, ill-equipped brig in Parmerent, Holland. She goes to sea anyway. Her keel is bent. Fortunately the crew realizes it soon enough to make it back to land
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: ship disaster return shanty foreignlanguage
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 160, "En Gammal Brigg" (2 texts, Norwegian & English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe160

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