Albertina

DESCRIPTION: Shanty. "Albertina says the story, Albertina's all for glory, Albertina that was the schooner's name, Pump 'er dry." Verses describe loading the ship, sailing away, getting stranded and sinking. Last verse has a maiden weeping for her lost lover.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1935 (Sternvall, _Sang under Segel_)
KEYWORDS: shanty ship wreck
FOUND IN: Scandinavia Britain Germany
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, pp. 327-330, "Albertina" (3 texts [English and Swedish], 2 tunes) [AbrEd pp. 245-246]
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, pp. 162-163, "Albertina" (2 texts, Swedish & English, 1 tune)
DT, ALBRTINA
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Skonnert Albertina
NOTES [14 words]: Norwegian origin, migrated and translated into Swedish, German, English (at least). - SL
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File: Hugi327

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