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Vikings - My Mother Told Me by TV Soundtracks 📺

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Old Norse, Verse 1:
Am             F
Þat mælti mín móðir,
G             Am
at mér skyldi kaupa
Am             F
fley ok fagrar árar,
Am      G        Am
fara á brott með víkingum,
Am             F
standa upp í stafni,
G            Am
stýra dýrum knerri,
Am             F
halda svá til hafnar
Am     Em      Am
hǫggva mann ok annan,
Am     Em      Am
hǫggva mann ok annan.


Old Norse, Verse 2:
Am                   F
Þél höggr stórt fyr stáli
G                Am
stafnkvígs á veg jafnan
Am          F
út með éla meitli
Am      G     Am
andærr jötunn vandar,
Am            F
en svalbúinn selju
G                 Am
sverfr eirar vanr þeiri
Am                F
Gestils ölpt með gustum
Am        Em       Am
gandr of stál fyr brandi.
Am        Em       Am
gandr of stál fyr brandi.

English, Verse 1:
Am        F
My mother told me
G               Am
someday I would buy
Am               F
galley with good oars
Am      G       Am
sail to distant shores
Am              F
stand up on the prow
G              Am
noble barque I steer
Am                   F
steady course to the haven
Am  Em   Am
hew many foe-men
Am  Em   Am
hew many foe-men