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Thread #169209 Message #4155765
Posted By: Felipa
20-Oct-22 - 05:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
Subject: translation of Flicka från Backafall
translation as given by the singer in the chat column on last Monday's zoom singaround
Flicka från Backafall (Girl from Backafall)
Girl from Backafall, the brig Three Brothers is cruising tonight in the Caribbean Sea While a land wind from the coast to the south caresses like the Sound back home around the island. The air is spiced with a thousand perfumes but I would abandon them, every one, toward being allowed to wander among Backafall's mallows - all while the moon keeps watch over Hven.
Do not wait for me in the summer Ellen; then I shall still sail the line in the North. But when you stand by the church in the evening then think I'm a fllitting insect which without leave annoys your temple and - while you flick with your small hands - peeks down under the neck of your blouse - all while the moon shines on the mallows.