FRÄNDER - Sjömansbrud (a sailors bride) LIVE 2020

The hottest day of summer 2020 we decided to record a few songs at this historical spot. We're standing in front of a soldiers cottage in our hometown Uppsala. It origins from 1684 and 17 soldiers has lived there.

In this recording we're playing an old Swedish sailor chant which you can find on our debut album. We recorded this session for TD Sunfest Festival in London, Ontario, Canada.

En sjömansbrud ska blåklädd gå
Rio rio rej
att hon ska likna böljan blå
Håll an så god

En sjömans största nöje är
att hålla vackra flickor kär

När stormen ryter och åskan går
då måste en sjöman på däcket stå

Åskan dundrar knall på knall
då står en man vid varje fall

Men när en sjöman går iland
då tar han flickan i sin famn

A sailor’s bride shall dress in blue
Rio rio rej
To be alike the waves on the sea
Avast, well avast!

A sailor’s greatest pleasure is
to love and cherish maidens fair

When the storm rages and the thunder rumbles
a sailor firmly stands on deck

Thunderclap ‘pon thunderclap
yet every halyard still is manned

But when a sailor goes ashore
he takes his girl into his arms

Säde Tatar - flute & vocals
Natasja Dluzewska - vocals & fiddle
Gabbi Dluzewski - swedish mandola & vocals
Daniel Dluzewski - double bass & vocals

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