• she/they

38, irish-american
גִיוֹרֶת

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A folk song about a troll woman who wishes to wed a knight, promising all sorts of gifts, but she is spurned because she is a troll and not a christian woman.

There's some great lyricism in the refrain, maybe not quite "wordplay" but delightfully assonant:

För det jag bjuder så gerna
I kunnen väl svara endast ja eller nej
Om I viljen eller ej:

For that, I offer you gifts very gladly
Surely you can answer only yes or no
If you wish to or not

for the full lyrics and english translation, see wikipedia


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