A Sailor's Wife

from Kelter och götar by Vilsevind

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Our own version of a well-known Swedish halarvisa (hauling song): En sjömans brud skall blåklädd gå (A sailor’s wife shall wear blue clothes).

Lineup:
Johanna Ribnikov Gunnarsson: Vocals
Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson: Vocals
Santiago Molina: Percussion
Manuel Villar Lifac: Violin, cello, contrabass
Albert Castillo Asenjo: Bodhrán

lyrics

A sailor’s wife shall wear blue clothes
Stay, oh lads, belay
To look like a billow as she goes
Hold fast, me boys

A sailor’s wife shall be like a stone
Stay, oh lads, belay
To be on her own, to face the unknown
Hold fast, me boys

A sailor’s wife shall learn how to sing
Stay, oh lads, belay
To soothe the storm, to soften its sting
Hold fast, me boys

A sailor’s wife shall stay on dry land
Stay, oh lads, belay
Never ever to live adventure firsthand
Hold fast, me boys

(Bridge)

One day the sailor fell on a knife
Stay, oh lads, belay
She left the strand, no longer a wife
Hold fast, me boys

She shortened her hair, took note of the tide
Stay, oh lads, belay
She rode the blue billows, let the wind be her guide
Hold fast, me boys