Jenny Holmgren

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Swedish Folk Song

 

Come with me, let me take your hand

Follow me to the land

The land where pine trees and birches grow

where the seagulls rest in the sand

 

Hold me tight as we cross the sea

Keep me warm in the night

The night that leads us to northern coasts

and the stars to guide us with light

 

When the morning comes with breeze and sun

when the clouds are flying high

we'll be close enough to see the fjeld

and you'll wipe my tearful eye

 

Talk to me, let us stay awake

Let me tell you a tale

a tale of children that laugh and play

as the night stays bright as the day

 

Let us sing, sing a lullaby

the rhythm helps us to row

to row this boat with a steady beat

to the port where home will us meet

 

When the morning comes with breeze and sun

when the clouds are flying high

we'll be close enough to see the fjeld

and you'll wipe my tearful eye

 

and let us pray just a silent pray

the pray that vikings would say

to keep the thunder and storm away

as they passed the danish bay

 

When the morning comes with breeze and sun

when the clouds are flying high

we'll be close enough to see the fjeld

and you'll wipe my tearful eye

 

When the morning comes with breeze and sun

when the clouds are flying high

we'll be close enough to see the fjeld

and you'll wipe my tearful eye

and you'll wipe my tearful eye