Svartsot — I Salens varme Glød song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "I Salens varme Glød" by Svartsot.
Lyrics
Hey! Hey! I salens varme glød
Ordene flød, ligeså den gyldne mjød
Sagn og sang i nattemulmet lød
Vi drak i salen til dagen frembrød
Høstens nætter blev stadig længer', og frosten, den bed
Nattemørket kom snigende, bragt' kulden med sig
Tykke luger låst' rimfrosten ude, alt lå som i dvale
Bag stængte glugger drak karle lystigt i tællelysskær
Hey! Hey! I salens…
På tiljerne gik tøsene rundt og skænkede øl
Væne var de, på gulvet de tren med glimmende øjen
Mandfolket havde ej mere at lave, men holdt sig nu inde
For tidkort og skæmt, de mored' sig nu med viser og sagn
Viser om kampe og viser om konger
Viser om døden og helleders dåd
Viser om kirken og viser om koner
Viser om fuldskab og friller så kåde
Hey! Hey! I salens…
Sneen daled' i nattens stilhed og indhylled' alt
Landet lå nu som stivfrossen sø med tavse bølger
Freden flænsedes af morskabens grin og karlerøster
Og flænger af lys i gårdens glugger rev mørket sønder
Hey! Hey! I salens varme glød
Ordene flød, ligeså den gyldne mjød
Sagn og sang i nattemulmet lød
Vi drak i salen til dagen frembrød
Lyrics translation
Hey! Hey! In the warm glow of the Hall
The words flowed, as did the Golden Mead
Legends and songs in the night murmur sounded
We drank in the hall for the day presented
The nights of the harvest were still longer', and the frost, it bit
The night darkness came creeping, brought ' the cold with it
Thick hatches locked ' Frost out, everything lay as in hibernation
Behind barred glugger Karl merrily drank in counting candles
Hey! Hey! In the Hall…
On the tongs the girls went around and poured beer
Get used to it, on the floor they tren with glistening eyes
The man had no more to do, but now stayed inside
For Time Maps and fun, they now amused themselves with shows and legends
Shows about battles and shows about kings
Shows about death and helleders deed
Shows about the church and shows about wives
Shows about drunkenness and Frilling so hot
Hey! Hey! In the Hall…
The snow daled' in the silence of the night and enveloped ' everything
The land now lay like a frozen lake with Silent Waves
Peace was torn apart by the laughter of the merry-go-round and the maidservants
And tears of light in the glugges of the court tore the darkness apart
Hey! Hey! In the warm glow of the Hall
The words flowed, as did the Golden Mead
Legends and songs in the night murmur sounded
We drank in the hall for the day presented