#505 - Aa Kjore Vatten (O, Haul the Water—Norwegian)

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• Composer:
  • traditional
  • arr. Edvard Hagerup Grieg

    • #325 - The Student's Song
    • #503 - Naar Harpen Tier (When the Harp is Still—Norwegian)
    • #504 - Sangerafsked (Singers' Farewell—Norwegian)
    • #505 - Aa Kjore Vatten (O, Haul the Water—Norwegian)
    • #509 - Sangen (The Song—Norwegian)
    • #511 - Faedrelandssang (Song of the Native Land—Norwegian)
    • #512 - Reisesang (Song of Travel—Norwegian)
    • #513 - Studentersang (Students' song—Norwegian)
    • #579 - Der Ligger et Land, No.2b (There Lies a Fair Land, No.2b—Norwegian)
    • #580 - Astri! My Astri (Astri! Mi Astri—Norwegian)
    • #583 - Bor jeg paa det hoie Fjeld (Dwell I on Lofty Mount—Norwegian)
    • #588 - Island (Iceland—Norwegian)
    • #590 - Mit Fodeland (My Native Land—Norwegian)
    • #591 - Der Ligger et Land, No.1b (There Lies a Fair Land, No.1b—Norwegian)
    • #1082 - Nokken (Nix—Norwegian)

    (1843-1907), 1875
• Also known as:
  • Å Kjore Vatten, å Kjore Ve
  • Fetching the Water, Fetching the Logs
  • Haul the Water and Haul the Wood
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• Lyrics:
  Å kjøre vatten å kjøre ve,
  å kjøre tømmer over heia.
  Å kjøre hvem so-om kjøre vi',
  je kjøre gje-ente mi eia.
  
  Der står et tre i min faders gård,
  som har så underli'e greiner,
  å blir je inte-e gift i år,
  så vi' je le-eve åleine.
  
  Å kjøre å do-om kjøre vil,
  je kjører kjerringa mi eia!
  Hu er så god, å hu er så snill,
  je kann visst a-aldri bli lei a.
  
  De røde roser å de øje blå,
  de vackre gjenter holder je utå.
  Helst når je får den je vi' ha,
  så er det moresomt at leva.
  
  
  • (unknown)
• Lyrics
  Haul the Water and haul the wood
  and haul the lumber over the hill!
  Let everyone haul what they like to haul;
  I'll haul that girl of mine!
  I love the pretty girls
  with the rosy cheeks and blue eyes.
  And when I get the one I want,
  then it is fun to live.
  
  
  • (translation unknown)