Misc Traditional – Herr Mannelig (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Am F G Dm Upon an early morning, just as the sun did rise, F C Dm and the birds called out their dawn cries, Am F G Dm a mountain troll proposed to a squire fair and young. F C Dm She spoke with sweet and cunning tongue.
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 2]
Am F G Dm “Unto thee shall I gift twelve horses good and strong F C Dm which graze in yon grove where they throng. Am F G Dm Not once e’er hath a saddle been mounted on their backs, F C Dm nor a bridle, nor any other tack.
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 3]
Am F G Dm “Unto thee shall I gift twelve sturdy mills also, F C Dm which stand between Tillö and Ternö. Am F G Dm The millstones there are formed from the reddest shade of brass, F C Dm and the wheels are of handsome silver cast.
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 4]
Am F G Dm “Unto thee shall I gift of a sword, golden, shining. F C Dm that clangs with the chime of fifteen rings. Am F G Dm Fight with it in combat, strike foes and all the like. F C Dm Go forth, conquer battles with thy might.
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 5]
Am F G Dm “Unto thee shall I gift of a newly crafted shirt F C Dm of beauty and skill and comfort. Am F G Dm Not sewn nor stitched with thread, nor others of that type, F C Dm but woven from silks of finest white.”
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 6]
Am F G Dm “Gifts of such great kindness I gladly would receive F C Dm be thou a good maid I could believe. Am F G Dm Thou art but a troll — I shall not be taken in. F C Dm Thou art born of dark waters and sin.”
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?
[Verse 7]
Am F G Dm The mountain troll ran out, racing back to whence she came. F C Dm She went wailing and shrieking in her shame. Am F G Dm “Had I gained the vows of the squire, Mannelig, F C Dm from this suffering I would surely be freed!”
[Chorus]
Am F G Dm “Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig, betroth thyself to me F C Dm G for all that I gladly shall give thee. Am F G Dm Thou mayst freely answer with a yes or no. G Am Wilst thou answer so?