Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully

Subject: Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully
From: sledge
Date: 04 Sep 04 - 09:32 AM

Hi all,

On the hunt for some lyrics for a song I heard performed on a cd called Ranarop by the Finnish band Gjallarhorn, the song is titled in English "ye ride so carefully" and in what I assume is Swedish but may be Finnish "I riden sa". Lyrics in both English and Swedish or Finnish would be most welcome.

Cheers

Sledge

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully
From: sledge
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 12:58 AM

Refresh, if only to ensure it doesn't look so sad with only my initial post :-)

Sledge

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully
From: masato sakurai
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 02:05 AM

A 30-second sound clip is here.

Info on Gjallarhorn from here:

Gjallarhorn hail from Ostrobothnia, a culturally Swedish region of Finland. The most immediately evident instrument on this recording is a decidedly non-Nordic didgeridoo. Gjallarhorn are primarily an acoustic group, but they have a large, highly produced sound that sweeps the listener away. They sing old ballads and ancient stories, and do it in a stridently contemporary style. Yet this band of contradictions has produced an album of remarkable cohesiveness and creativity. Gjallarhorn are singer and fiddler Jenny Wilhelms; Christopher Öhman on viola, fiddle, mandola, and supporting vocals; percussionist David Lillkvist; and Jacob Frankenhaeuser on didgeridoo. (Frankenhaeuser plays on the recording but was replaced soon after it was made by didg-ist Tommi Mansikka-Aho.) It is the didgeridoo that creates the group's distinctive dark, growling sound. The instrument plays a strong counterpoint to Wilhelms ethereal vocal delivery and supplies a harsh rhythmic element to drive along the strings. Percussionist Lillkvist gives the Swedish rhythms a lot of worldly space. Gjallarhorn's success lies in their ability to take this unique sound and make it serve a marvelous group of mostly traditional songs, letting the ballads breathe and giving the dance tunes fire. Ranarop is a remarkable first recording, from a band that seems set to produce even better. --Louis Gibson

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully
From: sledge
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 02:24 AM

Thanks Masato,

I have all their material to date on cd and have followed them on the web for a while now. I hope to see them next month when I visit Finland as they are playing a few dates in early October.

In November I believe they visit Japan for a short tour as well, I did consider investing some recently gained cash in a visit to Japan and trying to see them in Tokyo at the intrigueing Aoyama round theatre, maybe next year.

Konichiwa

Stuart

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ye ride so carefully
From: masato sakurai
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 02:45 AM

Thanks, Stuart, for the info. "I riden sa" (in full) and others can be heard at their site (click here). Their tour in Japan schedule is here (in Japanese).

Masato