Swedish emigrant ballads
Inbunden bok. University of Nebraska Press. 1965. 209 s. Inbunden. 24x16cm. 540 gram.
Nära nyskick. Skyddsomslag finns i hyfsat skick. Virginiavisan . 33 (Aff Nordan strandh aft Swea landh) The Virginia Song 35 (From the Northern coast, from Sweden's land) Amerikavisan 37 (Broder vi ha lSngt att ga) ? ' The America Song 38 (Brothers, we have far to go) Samtal emellan twenne utwandrare 39 (Uppa guds nad wi bygga) Conversation Between Two Emigrants 41 (Upon God's grace we build) Jag reser nu bort 42 (Jag reser nu bort frSn mitt fadernesland) Now I Journey Away 44 (Now I journey away from my native land) Fr5n Nordens sorgbundna dalar 45 From the Northland's Grieving Valleys 47 y Emigranternas afsked till hemmet 49 (Wi wilja sSsom afsked ifrSn wara kara hem) The Emigrants' Farewell to Their Home 50 (We shall, as a farewell from our dear home) Farwal till fosterjorden 51 (Ol mitt hem med dina minnen mSnga) Farewell to the Native Land 53 (01 my home with your many memories) vii CONTENTS Utwandrarens wisa 55 (Nog swider mitt hjerta, att lemna det land) The Emigrant's Song 57 (It makes my heart ache, to leave the land) Emigranten 58 (Min skona brud, mitt fosterland, farva'l jag sa'nder dig) The Emigrant 59 (My lovely bride» my native land, farewell I send to you) Den svenske emigrantens afskedswisa fran sin hemort 60 (O flicka du som ensam synes sorja) The Swedish Emigrant's Farewell Song from His Native Land 61 (O maiden, you for whom alone I grieve) En visa jag diktat 63 (En visa jag diktat och den vill jag sjunga) A Song I've Composed 64 (A song I've composed and it shall I sing) En ny Amerika-visa 65 (Jag sa val som andra pa hafvet seglat har) A New America-Song 66 (I as well as others have sailed upon the sea) SONGS OF WARNING '??/ Vi sSlde vSra hemman [eller] Resa till Amerika [eller] Amerikavisan 69 (Vi sSlde vira hemman och gav oss sedan ut) We Sold Our Farms [or] Journey to America [or] The America Song 72 (We sold our farms and went away) Utvandrarens visa, Maningsord till emigranten 75 (Det var en aftontimma det flog uti min h3g) The Emigrant's Song, A Word of Caution to the Emigrant 76 (It was an evening hour when I decided) Warningsord till utwandrare . 78 (Wilseforde, hwarfor flyr du farden) Warning Word to an Emigrant 80 (Misguided folk, why do you journey off) Om utwandringen 82 (En lykosam tid som vi lefwa uti) viij Contents About the Emigration 84 (This is a prosperous time in which we live) En ny wisa om utwandringen till Amerika 85 (Nu will jag skrifwa och pennan min gripa) A New Song About the Emigration to America 88 (Now will I take my pen in my hand) SONGS OF DISILLUSIONMENT Den olycklige emigranten 95 (Jag star en framling i Nya varlden) The Unlucky Emigrant 97 (I am a stranger in the New World) Niklas Korps resa till Amerika och hemlangtan 98 (Wi gafwo oss si lustiga Sstad, tralera) Nicholas Raven's Trip to America and Homesickness 102 (Merrily we took our leave, tralera) ?/ Petter Jonsson [eller] Resan till Amerika 106 (Och Petter Jonsson h
