Skeppet Bernadotte

DESCRIPTION: Swedish capstan shanty. Translation - Ship sails from Cardiff, runs into various mechanical problems and bad weather and are left with nothing but bread to eat.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1935 (Sternvall, _Sang under Segel_)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage shanty ship technology food
FOUND IN: Sweden
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Hugill-ShantiesFromTheSevenSeas, pp. 469-470, "Skeppet Bernadotte" (2 texts, Swedish & English, 1 tune)
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 146, "Skeppet Bernadotte" (2 texts, Swedish & English, 1 tune)
File: Hugi469

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