Halvan

X:8246
T:Halvan
C:anon.
O:Norway?
R:Drinking song
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/norway/anon-halvan/anon-halvan-1.abc
%Posted September 8th 2001 at abcusers by Frank Nordberg
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
K:G
"G"DG G>A|"D7"GF F2|"D7"EE E>F|"G"ED D2|
w:La os syn-ge nok en-gang full av glad og fryd-full trang,
"G"DB B>c|"C"BA c2|"D7"AG FD|"D7"EF "G"G2|]
w:sig-ne hver en dram vi f\aar, he-lan gikk og hal-van g\aar.
W:
W:La os synge nok engang
W:full av glad og frydfull trang,
W:signe hver en dram vi f\aar,
W:helan gikk og halvan g\aar.
W:
W:
W:This is the second 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.

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