Jag gick mig ut en afton (Traditional)
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- Editor: Eva Toller (submitted 2004-10-24). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 187 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Eva Toller. All files are available on http://www.evatoller.se/main_mixed_titles_E-K.html (MIDI files available for each part.
General Information
Title: Jag gick mig ut en afton
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Folksong
Language: Swedish
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: Traditional folksong
External websites:
- Swedish text and English translation available at Eva Toller's Website (translation by Eva Toller, 2004).
Original text and translations
Swedish text
Jag gick mig ut en afton
uti en lund så grön.
Där mötte jag en gosse/flicka,
så fager och så fin.
Han/hon lovade mig sitt hjärta,
Han/hon lovade mig sin hand.
Vi knöto förtroeliga band.
De banden som vi knöto, dem ingen lossa kan.
Blott döden kan lossa dessa band.