Gjallarhorn

Gjallarhorn is a Finnish Swedish musical group from Finland. The lead vocalist is Jenny Wilhelms who also plays fiddle and hardanger fiddle. From the left in the picture are Petter Berndalen (percussion), Adrian Jones (fiddle, mandola, kalimba) and Göran Mansson (flutes, the pipe of Härjedalen, contrabass).

Gjallarhorns musical style is finnish folk songs mostly in Swedish but also in Finnish and other nordic languages. This ethnic group mixes finnish folk songs for example to the australian instrument - didgeridoo. Sounds funny and creepy but it fits very well like theese two supposed to be combined together. Gjallarhorn has published four albums and the latest was released in 2006 called Rimfaxe a horse from scandinavian mythology. Their albums are sold in whole Scandinavia, the Central Europe, Great Britannia, USA, Canada and even in Mexico!

The name of the band comes from a scandinavian mythology's magical bugle - the gjallarhorn.

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RAMUNDER 
(music:Gjallarhorn / text: trad.)
Ramunder vore en bättre karl
Om han hade bättre kläder
Drottningen gav honom kläderna ny
Av sammet och silke det fina
-Detta gör mig nästan strång, sade Ramunder
-Jag får nog stig min jämna gång, sade Ramunder

Ramunder gick sig I berget in
Där alla små trollorna såto
Och alla små troll som I berget satt
De månde för Ramunder gråta
-Gråten int' för mig, sade Ramunder
-Jag lo' aldrig åt er, sade Ramunder

Ramunder började raska och slå
Liksom en modiger hjälta
Och alla små troll som I berget satt
De månde till jorden ned falla
-Här inne råder jag, sade Ramunder
-Här inne står mig mycket bra, sade Ramunder

Ramunder gick sig ett stycke fram
Där fick han se storjätturen stånda
Och jätturen tog I och Ramunder tog I jätturens skägg
Så slet han bort köttet från tändren
-Väl illa grinar du, sade Ramunder
-Desto värre ser du ut, sade Ramunder

Ramunder drog sitt stora svärd
Som han kalla dumlingen dyra
Och hugger så jätturens huvud å
Så det for tre spanska milar
-Jag tänkte att det inte skulle ta, sade Ramunder
-Men det nappa lika bra, sade Ramunder

Ramunder lastade skeppena sju
Med guld och ädlaste stenar
Och segla tillbaka till drottningens land
Med skatten från trollornas grotta
-Detta gör mig nästan strång, sade Ramunder
-Jag får nog stig min jämna gång, sade Ramunder 

RAMUNDER

Ramunder would be a better man if he had better clothes
The Queen she gave him new clothes of velvet and finest silk
-  This almost makes me strong, said Ramunder
- I will walk my steadfast way, said Ramunder

Ramunder went into the mountain where all the small trolls sat
And all the small trolls sitting in the mpuntain wept for him
- Weep not for me, said Ramunder
- I never smiled at you, said Ramunder

And Ramunder began to swing and to slay like a bold hero
And all the small trolls sitting in the mountain fell to the ground
- Here I am the master, said Ramunder
- Here is a good place for me, said Ramunder

Ramunder went further and saw the grat giant standing,
And the giant grabbed him and Ramunder grabbed the giant's beard
Then he tore the flesh from the giant's teeth
- What an ugly grin thou hast, said Ramunder
- All the worse dost thou look, said Ramunder

And Ramunder took his grat sword that he called his precious tonker
And struck the giant's head off so that it flew three Spanish miles
- I thought it would not take, said Ramunder
- But it caught very well, said Ramunder

Ramunder he loaded seven ships with gold and jewels
And sailed back to the Queen's land
With the treasures from the troll cave
- This almost makes me strong, said Ramunder
- I will walk my steadfast way, said Ramunder

(Translation is from Gjallarhorns album Ranarop)