Norn |
Old
Norse/Nordic |
English |
Bis bis byo
Bulva reeka tyo
Tak laigen
Slogan veggin
Bulva reeka tyoVariant
form:
Bøn vil ikkə tīæ
tak an læggən
slōgan væggən
bøn vil ikkə tīæ |
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JJ: "Bulva reeka" is evidently a corruption of boņ(ə) vil ikə 'the
child will not (be quiet)'. Cf. a Faroese rigmarole (Antikvarisk tidsskrift,
1851, p. 322), beginning: "Rura rura barnið" - and containing the lines:
"vil ikki barnið tiga, so tak um legg og slá í vegg - so skal barnið tiga" - If
the bairn will not be quiet, take it by the leg and hit it against the wall -
that will make it be quiet.
Watch a live performance of this lullaby ("Rura barnið") by the famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZbnYwAF8sc
Discuss this fragment on the forum:
http://nornlanguage.x10.mx/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35
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