Herr Mannelig on Mountain Dulcimer

Sir Mannerlig




Early one morning before the sun did rise
And the birds sang their sweet song
The mountain troll proposed to the fair squire
She had a false deceitful tongue




Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no




To you I will give the twelve great steeds
That graze in a shady grove
Never has a saddle been mounted on their backs
Nor had a bit in their mouths




To you I will give the twelve fine mills
That stand between Tillo and Terno
The mill stones are made of the reddest brass
And the wheels are silver-laden




To you I will give the gilded sword
That jingles from fifteen gold rings
And strike with it in battle as you will
On the battlefield you will conquer




To you I will give a brand new shirt
The lustrous best for to wear
It is not sewn with needle or thread
But crocheted of the whitest silk




Gifts such as these I would gladly receive
If you were a Christian woman
But I know you are the worst mountain troll
From the spawn of Necken and the devil




The mountain troll ran out the door She wailed and she shrieked so loudly
"Had I gotten that handsome squire
From my torment I would be free now"




Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no




This ballad is known in many different versions and with different melodies to
the lyrics. A mountain-troll falls in love with the handsome knight Sir
Mannelig, and offers him all kinds of gifts if he will marry her. Sir Mannelig
refuses since she is not, after all, a Christian and honourable woman.


auf Mountain Dulcimer mit MA Eindrücken MPS Dortmund und ein paar Bilder vom Salinenfest Rheine

Herr Mannelig (auch bekannt als Herr Mannerlig) ist eine schwedische Ballade im mittelalterlichen Stil. Sie handelt von einer Trollin, die Herrn Mannelig überreden möchte, sie zu heiraten. Sie würde ihn dafür mit Geschenken überschütten, doch er lehnt ab, weil sie keine Christin ist. Darauf bemerkt sie, bei einer Heirat „wäre sie von ihrer Qual befreit gewesen", womit angedeutet sein könnte, dass sie unter einem Fluch steht und durch die Heirat (wieder?) Mensch geworden wäre.

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