Garmarna "Liten Kersti" lyrics

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Liten Kersti

Det bodde en bonde på Östervalla hedOch den lillaDöttrar det hade han och rara voro deI vånn stall har hon tjänt uti lönndom

Han hade fella fyra hand hade fella femLiten Kersti hon var allra rarast utav dem

Liten Kersti hon går sig åt skräddarebyOch låter sig skära de riddarkläder ny

Liten Kersti hon går sig åt skomakarebyOch låter sig göra de riddarstövlar ny

Om dagen så rider hon de fålar i grön ängOm natten så sover hon i hertigens säng

Om dagen så rider hon de fålarna till vannOm natten så sover hon på hertigens arm

Vår stalledräng har blivit så underligen tjockSå han kan inte kliva i sadelen opp

Vår stalledräng har blivit så underligen fetSå han kan inte rida när solen skiner het

När drottningen in genom stlldörren stegLiten Kersti hon bort under stallkrubban smög

Hertigen han breder ut kappan så blåDäruppå föder hon de sönerna två

Frökner och prinsesser de gräto uti harmFör liten Kersti sover uppå unge kungens arm

Frökner och prinsesser de gräto uti flodOch den lillaFör det han sig en bondedoter togI vånn stall har hon tjänt uti lönndom

Little Kersti

There lived a farmer on Ostervalla moorAnd o the little oneDaughters he had and so dear to him were theyIn the royal stable she worked in secrecy

Children he had four, children he had five, butLittle Kersti was the dearest of them all

Little Kersti, she went to the tailor´s villageAnd there they made her new knight´s clothes

Little Kersti, she went to the shoemakers villageAnd there they made her new knight´s boots

By day she rode the horses in meadows greenBy night she slept in the bed of the duke

By day she rode the horses to waterBy night she slept in the arms of the duke

"Our stable boy has become so strangely heavyThat he can´t climb up in the saddle"

"Our stable boy has become so strangely fatThat he can´t ride when the sun shines hot"

When the queen through the stable door steppedLittle Kersti, she hid deep in stall

The Duke he spread out his cloak so blueThere she lay down and she birthed sons two

Maidens and princesses cried in despairFor now Little Kersti sleeps on the young king´s arm

Maidens and princesses are crying riversAnd o the little oneThat he took a farmer´s daughterIn the royal stable she worked in secrecy

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