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Thread #58426   Message #925212
Posted By: Charley Noble
03-Apr-03 - 09:12 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Viking Song / ballad of ship Skagramar
Subject: Lyr Add: A MIGHTY SHIP WAS THE GUNDREMAR
What you've posted above reminds me of a Norwegian song in the DT:

A MIGHTY SHIP WAS THE GUNDREMAR
(Kathleen Davis)

A mighty ship was the Gundremar,
Proudly sailing, proudly sailing,
O'er winter wave she adventured far,
Northward hailing, northward hailing;
Through crash of storm and the tempest's roar,
A plunging on to find a distant shore,
Proudly sailing, proudly sailing.

All dark the night and wild the storm,
Waters churning, waters churning.
Full brave the ship on the rolling sea,
Danger spurning, danger spurning;
Loud crash of rock on a shattered prow
And down beneath the wave a ship shall bow
Unreturning, unreturning.

A ghostly ship is the Gundremar,
Ever sailing, ever sailing,
O'er winter skies she adventures far,
Northward hailing, northward hailing;
No shadow falls on the silver night,
As down the moonlit way she takes her flight
Ever sailing, ever sailing.

@ship @wreck @ghost @Norwegian
filename[ GUNDRMAR
TUNE FILE: GUNDRMAR

What you think?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble