Skovens Kælling    Lyrics

Da jeg gik ude en ensom nat,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
En kælling ful, hun til mig kom,
Hey ho, hun stank så fælt,
Hendes blottede barmm til bæltet rakte,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Med tandløst smil og rådden mund,
Skovens kælling til mig talt'.

Hey ho
"Du ganger ene, du ganger silde,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Og menneskekød mig tykkes godt",
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Dit liv og legeme du må beholde".
Skovens kælling til mig talt'.

Hey ho, i den vilde skow,
Fanget af hendes arme,
Trykket til hendes barm,
Hey ho, i den vilde skow.

Hey!

Jeg gjord min pligt, men gjord det nødigt,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Hendes kvalme dunst jeg kvaltes af,
Hey ho, hun stank så fælt,
Hendes pjuskede hår som tjørnekrattet,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Det grimme åsyns mørke miner,
Skovens kælling til mig talt'.

Hey ho

"Kom, di du nu mit hvide bryst,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Ja, drik nu dybt of drik dig mæt".
Hey ho, hun stank så fælt,
"Jeg takker dig og gaver giver,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov,
Som karle tolv du kræfter får",
Skovens kælling til mig talt'.

Hey ho, i den vilde skopv,
Fanget af hendes arme,
Trykket til hendes barm,
Hey ho, i den vilde skov!


[English translation:

As I went out one lonely night
Hey ho, in the wild forest
A foul hag, she came to me
Hey ho, she stank so foul
Her bared breast reached to the belt
Hey ho, in the wild forest
With a toothless smile and rotten mouth
The forest hag spoke to me

Hey ho

"You walk alone, you walk late
Hey ho, in the wild forest
And human flesh is good, methinks,"
Hey ho, she stank so foul
"But if you lie here with me
Hey ho, in the wild forest
Your life and body you may keep"
The forest hag spoke to me

Hey ho, in the wild forest
Caught in her arms
Pressed to her breast
Hey ho, in the wild forest

Hey!

I did my duty, but did it loathingly
Hey ho, in the wild forest
Her nauseating reek smothered me
Hey ho, she stank so foul
Her tangled hair like the thorn scrub
Hey ho, in the wild forest
The ugly face's dark airs
The forest hag spoke to me

Hey ho!

"Come, suckle now from my white breast
Hey ho, in the wild forest
Yes, drink deep and drink your fill"
Hey ho, she stank so foul
"I thank you and gifts I give
Hey ho, in the wild forest
You receive the strength of twelve churls"
The forest hag spoke to me

Hey ho, in the wild forest
Caught in her arms...]