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Thread #169765   Message #4104465
Posted By: Steve Gardham
03-May-21 - 09:36 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Skjon Jomfru -Norwegian
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Skjon Jomfru -Norwegian
Hi Felipa,
As you would expect the 2 words are very common and widespread in Scandi ballads, as their equivalents are very common in English language ballads. It's like me trying to find an English ballad with 'fair maiden' in there somewhere; too many. 'Skion Anna' springs to mind but that's a different ballad.