Julia

DESCRIPTION: Norwegian shanty. Chorus: "Julia! Julia! hop-ra-sa!" Hugill gives only one verse, which translates "A sailor's greatest pleasure, is Julia! Julia! Beloved of girls so dear..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1888 (Laura A. Smith, _Music of the Waters_, according to Hugill)
KEYWORDS: shanty foreignlanguage love
FOUND IN: Norway
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, pp. 392-393, "Julia" (2 texts, Norwegian and English, 1 tune)
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 105, "Julia" (2 short texts, Norwegian and English, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Upidee, Upidah" (similar tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Julia Hopsasa
File: Hugi392

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