Helan

X:8245
T:Helan
C:anon.
O:Sweden?
R:Drinking song
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/sweden/anon-helan.abc
%Posted September 8th 2001 at abcusers by Frank Nordberg
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=124
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w:En li-ten f\aa-gel satt en g\aang och sj\"ong i fu-ru-skog, han
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w:ha-de sjung-it da-gen l\aang men dock ei sjung-it nog.
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w:N\aa, vad sj\"ong han d\aa? Jo!
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w:He-lan g\aar, sjung hopp fal-le-ral-la-la-la-la.
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w:He-lan g\aar, sjung hopp fal-le-ral-la-lej! Och
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w:den, som in-te he-lan tar, han hel-ler in-te hal-van f\aar.
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w:He-lan g\aar, sjung hopp fal-le-ral-la-lej!
W:
W:En liten f\aagel satt en g\aang och sj\"ong i furuskog,
W:han hade sjungit dagen l\aang men dock ei sjungit nog.
W:  N\aa, vad sj\"ong han d\aa? Jo!
W:Helan g\aar, sjung hopp fallerallalalala.
W:Helan g\aar, sjung hopp fallerallalej!
W:Och den, som inte helan tar, han heller inte halvan f\aar.
W:Helan g\aar, sjung hopp fallerallalej!
W:
W:
W:This is the first verse of a well-known Scandinavian drinking
W:song/drinking game. The idea is that you sing one verse, then drain
W:a small glass of some very strong liquor, sing the next verse,
W:drain another glass and so on. Everything is of course done in a decent
W:and sophisticated way ;-)
W:
W:The verses of the song are:
W: Helan
W: Halvan
W: Tersen
W: Kvarten
W: Kvinten
W:The names are the traditional Scandinavian names for the first,
W:second, third and so on drink.
W:This variant of the song cycle is Norwegian, with the verses
W:alternating between Norwegian and Swedish (or at least something
W:resembling Swedish).
W:
W:I suppose there should be a sixth verse too, but I have not managed
W:to find it. Henrik Norbeck did however come up with Septen (the seventh)
W:from a Swedish variant.
W:
W:
W:  From Musica Viva - http://www.musicaviva.com
W:  the Internet center for free sheet music downloads.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/musicaviva.com/tunes/sweden/anon-helan/0000