"Töres döttrar i Wänge" ("Töre's daughters in Vänge") or "Per Tyrssons döttrar i Vänge" ("Per Tyrsson's daughters in Vänge") is a medieval Swedish ballad (SMB 47; TSB B 21) which Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring is partly based on.[1] The ballad type is found throughout Scandinavia, with variants in Danish (DgF 338), Faroese (CCF 176), Icelandic (IFkv 15), and Norwegian (NMB 49).[2] The Child Ballad "Babylon" is analogous to the Scandinavian songs.[3]
The church of Kärna. The ballad relates the tradition of why the church was built.
The ballad, which tells the traditional, local legend about why the 12th-century church in Kärna (near Malmslätt in Östergötland, Sweden) was built, was still being sung in the early 19th century, when Erik Gustaf Geijer and Arvid August Afzelius were collecting songs for their three-volume 800-page work Svenska folk-visor från forntiden ("Ancient Swedish folksongs"), published 1814 and 1816.[4][5][6]
The ballad appears in the third volume, in three versions: the one sung by Greta Naterberg for Afzelius' and Geijer's assistants "J. H." and "D. S. Wallman" in 1812,[7] and two older versions found in manuscript in the Swedish Royal Library; the first accompanied by the note "Pehr Jonson in Frisle sung this song in June 1673".[8] The second is very similar, but has a different refrain and links the song to the nearby church of Kaga instead of Kärna.[9]
The gist of the story is clearer in the 1673 version, which is longer than the one recorded in 1812: The three daughters of Pehr Tyrsson (Töre) and his wife Karin, are killed by three highwaymen when on their way to church. Three wells spring up where the three maidens are killed. The men later visit the family farm and try to sell the girls' silk shirts. Karin recognises them and realises that the daughters must have been killed by the men, so she tells her husband. He kills two of them, but lets the third live. When he and Karin ask the surviving highwayman who they are and where they come from, he tells them that they were brothers who had been sent away by their parents when very young, to fend for themselves in the world, and that their parents were Töre and Karin in Vänge. Realizing that he has killed his own sons, Töre then vows to build a church to atone for his sins.
According to the notes preceding the ballad, the well of Vänge (Vänge brunn), which appeared at the spot where the young maidens lost their heads, still existed in the 17th century, according to a manuscript from 1673, and an old smithy in the forest nearby was held to be haunted at midnight by the apparitions of the young girls.[10]
A note after the song recorded in 1812 states that the singer, Greta Naterberg, had told the recorders that "vallare" (which usually is understood to mean "herdsmen") here means "robbers" or "highwaymen".[8]
Localizationedit
Besides Östergötland, the ballad and legend have been localized to several other places in Sweden, as well as in the other Scandinavian countries.[11] According to Francis James Child, the story has been connected with "half a dozen localities in Sweden" and (citing Svend Grundtvig) "at least eight [in] Denmark".[3]
Balladedit
The version of the ballad sung by Greta Naterberg in 1812, as recorded by assistants J. H. and/or D. S. Wallman and printed in Svenska folkvisor från forntiden vol. 3 (1816):[10]
^Source of Jungfrukällan in the database of the Swedish film institute.
^Jonsson, Bengt R.; Solheim, Svale; Danielson, Eva, eds. (1978). The types of the Scandinavian medieval ballad (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. ISBN82-00-09479-0.
^ abChild, Francis James (1882). "14. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie". The English and Scottish Popular Ballads. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. pp. 171–173. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^Projekt Runeberg: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden - cover page for volume 1 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^Projekt Runeberg: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden - cover page for volume 2 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^Projekt Runeberg: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden - cover page for volume 3 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^# 47E Sveriges Medeltida Ballader, vol. 2. Jonsson et al. ed.Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1986, pages 179-180.
^ abGoogle books: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, tredje delen. Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius. Stockholm 1816 - page 197 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^Google books: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, tredje delen. Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius. Stockholm 1816 — page 202 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^ abGoogle books: Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, tredje delen. Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius. Stockholm 1816 - page 193 Retrieved 2011-07-17
^Länne Persson, Marie (2014). Källan i Slaka – en bok om svensk folkmusik. Mjölby: Atremi AB. pp. 28–29. ISBN978-91-7527-083-8.
External linksedit
Per Tyrssons döttrar performed by Slaka Balladforum, Trio Frikadell and Torgny Lundberg
Per Tyrsson's Daughters in Vänge on the Balladspot blog
December 20, 2023
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Tores dottrar i Wange Tore s daughters in Vange or Per Tyrssons dottrar i Vange Per Tyrsson s daughters in Vange is a medieval Swedish ballad SMB 47 TSB B 21 which Ingmar Bergman s The Virgin Spring is partly based on 1 The ballad type is found throughout Scandinavia with variants in Danish DgF 338 Faroese CCF 176 Icelandic IFkv 15 and Norwegian NMB 49 2 The Child Ballad Babylon is analogous to the Scandinavian songs 3 The church of Karna The ballad relates the tradition of why the church was built Contents 1 Story 2 Localization 3 Ballad 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStory editThe ballad which tells the traditional local legend about why the 12th century church in Karna near Malmslatt in Ostergotland Sweden was built was still being sung in the early 19th century when Erik Gustaf Geijer and Arvid August Afzelius were collecting songs for their three volume 800 page work Svenska folk visor fran forntiden Ancient Swedish folksongs published 1814 and 1816 4 5 6 The ballad appears in the third volume in three versions the one sung by Greta Naterberg for Afzelius and Geijer s assistants J H and D S Wallman in 1812 7 and two older versions found in manuscript in the Swedish Royal Library the first accompanied by the note Pehr Jonson in Frisle sung this song in June 1673 8 The second is very similar but has a different refrain and links the song to the nearby church of Kaga instead of Karna 9 The gist of the story is clearer in the 1673 version which is longer than the one recorded in 1812 The three daughters of Pehr Tyrsson Tore and his wife Karin are killed by three highwaymen when on their way to church Three wells spring up where the three maidens are killed The men later visit the family farm and try to sell the girls silk shirts Karin recognises them and realises that the daughters must have been killed by the men so she tells her husband He kills two of them but lets the third live When he and Karin ask the surviving highwayman who they are and where they come from he tells them that they were brothers who had been sent away by their parents when very young to fend for themselves in the world and that their parents were Tore and Karin in Vange Realizing that he has killed his own sons Tore then vows to build a church to atone for his sins According to the notes preceding the ballad the well of Vange Vange brunn which appeared at the spot where the young maidens lost their heads still existed in the 17th century according to a manuscript from 1673 and an old smithy in the forest nearby was held to be haunted at midnight by the apparitions of the young girls 10 A note after the song recorded in 1812 states that the singer Greta Naterberg had told the recorders that vallare which usually is understood to mean herdsmen here means robbers or highwaymen 8 Localization editBesides Ostergotland the ballad and legend have been localized to several other places in Sweden as well as in the other Scandinavian countries 11 According to Francis James Child the story has been connected with half a dozen localities in Sweden and citing Svend Grundtvig at least eight in Denmark 3 Ballad editThe version of the ballad sung by Greta Naterberg in 1812 as recorded by assistants J H and or D S Wallman and printed in Svenska folkvisor fran forntiden vol 3 1816 10 Pehr Tyrssons dottrar i Vange Kaller var deras skog dd de sufvo en somn for lange Medan skogen han lovas dd Forst vaknade den yngsta Kaller var dd Sa vackte hon upp de andraMedan skogen dd the rest is shown without the refrain Sa satte de sig pa sange stock Sa flatade de hvarandras lock Sa togo de pa sina silkeskla r Sa gingo de sig at kyrkan Men nar som de kommo pa Vangelid Der mota dem tre Vallare Ant en vill J bli Wallare vif Eller vill J mista Ert unga lif Inte villa vi bli Vallarevif Heldre vi miste vart unga lif De hoggo deras hufvu n pa bjorke stock Sa rann der strax tre kallor opp Kroppen grofvo de ner i dy Kladerna buro de fram till by Nar som de kommo till Vanga gard Ute for dem fru Karin star Och vill J kopa silkes sarkar Som nio jungfrur ha stickat a virkat Los upp Edra sackar och laten mig se Kan handa jag tor kanna dem alla tre Fru Karin slog sig for sitt brost Hon gangar for Pehr Tyreson opp Det haller tre Wallare upa var gard De hafva gjort af med dottrarne var Pehr Tyrsson ta r sitt svard i hand Han hogg ihjal de aldsta tva Den tredje lat han lefva Tills han fick honom fraga Hvad heter eder Fader Hvad heter eder Moder Var fader Pehr Tyrsson i Vange Var moder fru Karin i Strange Pehr Tyrsson gar sig at smedjan Han lat smidja sig jern om medjan Hvad ska vi nu gora for syndamehn Vi ska bygga en kyrka af kalk a sten Den kyrkan skall heta Kerna Den skall vi bygga upp sa gerna Pehr Tyrsson s daughters in VangeThe forest was so cold dd They slept a sleep too longWhile the forest came into leaf dd The youngest one woke up firstThe forest dd And so she woke up the others While the forest dd Then they sat up on their beds So they braided each other s locks So they put on their silken clothes So they went to the church But when they came to the Vange hill They met three highwaymen You either be highwaymen s wives Or would you lose your young lives We do not wish to be highwaymen s wives We d rather lose our young lives They cut their heads off on a log of birch There soon three wells sprung up The bodies buried in the mud The clothes taken to the village When they came to Vange farm Lady Karin met them in the yard And would you buy silken shifts By nine maidens knitted and stitched Untie your sacks and let me see Perhaps I know all three Lady Karin beat her chest in pain And went to find Pehr Tyresson There are three highwaymen in our yard Who have our daughters slain Pehr Tyrsson grasped his sword He slew the eldest two The third he left alive And then he asked him thus What is your father s name What is your mother s name Our father is Pehr Tyrsson in Vange Our mother is Lady Karin in Strange Pehr Tyrson then went to the smithy And had iron crafted round his waist What shall we do for our sins We shall build a church of lime and stone That church will be named Kerna And we will willingly build it citation needed See also editThe Virgin Spring a Swedish film based on the ballad References edit Source of Jungfrukallan in the database of the Swedish film institute Jonsson Bengt R Solheim Svale Danielson Eva eds 1978 The types of the Scandinavian medieval ballad 2nd ed Oslo Universitetsforlaget ISBN 82 00 09479 0 a b Child Francis James 1882 14 Babylon or The Bonnie Banks o Fordie The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Boston Houghton Mifflin and Company pp 171 173 Retrieved 21 May 2018 Projekt Runeberg Svenska folk visor fran forntiden cover page for volume 1 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Projekt Runeberg Svenska folk visor fran forntiden cover page for volume 2 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Projekt Runeberg Svenska folk visor fran forntiden cover page for volume 3 Retrieved 2011 07 17 47E Sveriges Medeltida Ballader vol 2 Jonsson et al ed Stockholm Almqvist amp Wiksell 1986 pages 179 180 a b Google books Svenska folk visor fran forntiden tredje delen Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius Stockholm 1816 page 197 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Google books Svenska folk visor fran forntiden tredje delen Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius Stockholm 1816 page 202 Retrieved 2011 07 17 a b Google books Svenska folk visor fran forntiden tredje delen Af Erik Gustaf Geijer och Arvid August Afzelius Stockholm 1816 page 193 Retrieved 2011 07 17 Lanne Persson Marie 2014 Kallan i Slaka en bok om svensk folkmusik Mjolby Atremi AB pp 28 29 ISBN 978 91 7527 083 8 External links editPer Tyrssons dottrar performed by Slaka Balladforum Trio Frikadell and Torgny Lundberg Per Tyrsson s Daughters in Vange on the Balladspot blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tores dottrar i Wange amp oldid 1184817956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
