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Whilst there is general agreement on the notes of the melody (except for ligatures), a variety of rhythmical interpretations are possible. [3]Tobias Norlind believed it to be an early version of Staffansvisan, a song about Saint Stephen that is known in several versions and is still commonly sung in Sweden as part of the Lucia celebrations in December each year.
The song (and album) closes with the famous stanza from Hávamál: "Cattle die, kinsmen die, You yourself will also die, but the word about you will never die, if you win a good reputation. Cattle die, kinsmen die, You yourself will also die, I know one that never dies: the judgement of those who died". [ 2 ] "
Þrymskviða in Old Norse from heimskringla.no; The Scandinavian Thor songs and Þrymlur from heimskringla.no; An English translation of Þrymskviða; Text of Þrymskviða with an English marginal glossary; MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image Repository) Illustrations from manuscripts and early print books.
Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)
Old Norse: galdr and Old English: ġealdor or galdor are derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *galdraz, meaning a song or incantation. [2] [3] The terms are also related by the removal of an Indo-European-tro suffix to the verbs Old Norse: gala and Old English: galan, both derived from Proto-Germanic *galaną, meaning to sing or cast a spell.
Probably ultimately from a Scandinavian source, related to Old Norse gnaga (="to complain," literally "to bite, gnaw") [185] narwhal From Danish and Norwegian narhval, probably a metathesis of Old Norse nahvalr, literally "corpse-whale," from na "corpse" [186] nay, naysayer From a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse nei [187] niggard, niggardly
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Word painting, also known as tone painting or text painting, is the musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics or story elements in programmatic music. Historical development