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by Carl Fredric Dahlgren (1791 - 1844)

Mor Britta
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Mor Britta va så fatti
Å stôga, som ho satt i,
Knafft stôrre än en så,
Men ho va nöjd ändå.

Fast klära bar' va lapper
Å skonna utta kapper
Å sôlaan mäst åttå,
Så va ho nöjd ändå.

Ho plåcka bär, blann anne;
Två skälling för e kanne
Va allt ho bruka få,
Men ho va nöjd ändå.

Å granris brukt' ho nôppe;
Ho feck sej för e skôppe
En bröbet' eller två,
Å ho va nöjd mä så.

Hvar som ho geck å knalle
Ho sa «Gu sign!« ôt alle;
Hur dålitt ho kunn' må,
Så va ho nöjd ändå.

En gang te henn' ja' titta:
«Hur lever ni, mor Britta?« --
«Gu sign! mår som en greev',
Ja' ä så nöjd te leev'«.

En anngang dit ja titta:
«Ä ni så sjuk, mor Britta?« --
«Gu sign! har inga nö,
Ja' ä så nöjd te dö«.

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Fredric Dahlgren (1791 - 1844), "Mor Britta", appears in Viser på varmlanske tongmåle [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Mor Britta", 1898 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-22
Line count: 28
Word count: 147

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