SEIKILO Ancient World Music | Ancient Lyre & Medieval Ballads —Grisilla i Gullveven, a Medieval Norwegian tale @SEIKILO | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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Grisilla i Gullveven (Grisiela in the Gold Weave) is an old medieval Norwegian song that survived through oral tradition until it was transcribed in the 1800s.
It is about the love of a young maiden for a Knight, but as a Scandinavian ballad, it is not by any means a cheerful story.
It begins with Grisilla being kicked out of home by her own mother when she discovers she is pregnant. On a journey far away from her homeland, Grisilla gives birth to a son on the side of the road, but both of them die soon after. Upon burying them by the roadside, the grieving Knight stumps himself to death, unable to cope with the tragedy that felt upon him.
In this video, the song is performed by Sheila Louis Wright on vocals, and Lina Palera on a LUTHIEROS ancient lyre, masterfully handcrafted in Greece by the Koumartzis family.
This collaboration is part of the LUTHIEROS R&D team's current research into medieval lyres, with the aid of Greek universities.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com/choose-your-next-course
🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis
Filming took place at the beautiful and tranquil St. Helen's Anglican Church in Vancouver, Canada.
🎙️ Who is Lina Palera?
Lina Palera is a world-renowned lyre player with live performances at numerous concert halls, museums, international conferences, et cetera. such as the Greek Museum of Byzantine Culture and the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
She has an extensive discography as a guitar player and a vocalist. “Aurora” is her first music album dedicated solely to the ancient lyre and the emotions it can evoke.
She loves teaching adults and children how to play the ancient lyre, and this is why she co-founded and serves as the Head of Music Programs at LyreAcademy.com!
🎙️ Who is Sheila Louis Wright?
Sheila is a vocalist, musician, actor, and artist living in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. She is a Mezzo-Soprano (but often sings Alto), a voice student of Marlene Carr, and a member of “Belle Voce Acapella Ensemble” who primarily performs Baroque music, early polyphony, and plainsong, and also often performs with the Chilliwack Baroque Symphony, all under the direction of Paula DeWitt.
While voice is her main instrument, she plays a variety of medieval instruments such as the Saxon/Germanic Lyre, Kravik & Gunnar Lyre, Jouhikko, Folk Harp, Rebec, Bowed Psaltery, Recorders, Hornpipe, Bodhran and other percussions, Penny Whistles, Flute, and also Bass Guitar and Piano.
Sheila became passionate about Scandinavian folk music after many years of exploring Celtic, Renaissance, and early polyphonic music as a general interest and as part of her involvement in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). For the last 20 years, her passion has been in Scandinavian Medieval Balladry (as well as balladry of other regions of Europe).
Sheila is very excited and honored to be able to collaborate with the Seikilo & Luthieros for a small part of this project.
🔎 Find out more about her at Norse-Singer.com
🎧 And listen to her music at youtube.com/songstress73
🎵 🇬🇧 Lyrics in English
Grisilla sat in the gold-weaving so fine.
Then her mother came walking in.
…Oh yes….
Grisilla, Grisilla my dear daughter,
Why does your milk flow from your breasts?
They have no milk if it seems that way,
They are (it is) the mead I drank yesterday.
Oh, I am not such an old woman.
I can tell the mead from the milk.
It's no use lying to you.
King Knight he has lured/enticed me.
Oh no, King Knight lured/enticed you,
So you no longer have a mother in me.
…Oh yes….
🎵 🇳🇴 Lyrics in Norwegian
Grisilla ho sat i gullveven sò fin.
Sò kom hennar moer sjov gangandes in.
…Å, ja….
Grisilla, Grisilla kjær dotter mi,
kvi renne di mjolk utor brjosto di?
De æ inkje mjolk om de synes sò,
de æ den mjøen eg drakk i gjår.
Å eg æ no sò gamal ei kvinna,
eg kan då vel mjøen frå mjolki skilja.
De nyttar visst inkje å dylje for deg.
Kong Ridder han heve lòkka meg
Å he no Kong Ridder lòkka deg,
sò he du kje lengjer ei moer i meg
…Å, ja…
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Grisilla i Gullveven (Grisiela in the Gold Weave) is an old medieval Norwegian song that survived through oral tradition until it was transcribed in the 1800s.
It is about the love of a young maiden for a Knight, but as a Scandinavian ballad, it is not by any means a cheerful story.
It begins with Grisilla being kicked out of home by her own mother when she discovers she is pregnant. On a journey far away from her homeland, Grisilla gives birth to a son on the side of the road, but both of them die soon after. Upon burying them by the roadside, the grieving Knight stumps himself to death, unable to cope with the tragedy that felt upon him.
In this video, the song is performed by Sheila Louis Wright on vocals, and Lina Palera on a LUTHIEROS ancient lyre, masterfully handcrafted in Greece by the Koumartzis family.
This collaboration is part of the LUTHIEROS R&D team's current research into medieval lyres, with the aid of Greek universities.
⚫ Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
🔵 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com/choose-your-next-course
🎬 Directed by Nikolaos Koumartzis
Filming took place at the beautiful and tranquil St. Helen's Anglican Church in Vancouver, Canada.
🎙️ Who is Lina Palera?
Lina Palera is a world-renowned lyre player with live performances at numerous concert halls, museums, international conferences, et cetera. such as the Greek Museum of Byzantine Culture and the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
She has an extensive discography as a guitar player and a vocalist. “Aurora” is her first music album dedicated solely to the ancient lyre and the emotions it can evoke.
She loves teaching adults and children how to play the ancient lyre, and this is why she co-founded and serves as the Head of Music Programs at LyreAcademy.com!
🎙️ Who is Sheila Louis Wright?
Sheila is a vocalist, musician, actor, and artist living in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. She is a Mezzo-Soprano (but often sings Alto), a voice student of Marlene Carr, and a member of “Belle Voce Acapella Ensemble” who primarily performs Baroque music, early polyphony, and plainsong, and also often performs with the Chilliwack Baroque Symphony, all under the direction of Paula DeWitt.
While voice is her main instrument, she plays a variety of medieval instruments such as the Saxon/Germanic Lyre, Kravik & Gunnar Lyre, Jouhikko, Folk Harp, Rebec, Bowed Psaltery, Recorders, Hornpipe, Bodhran and other percussions, Penny Whistles, Flute, and also Bass Guitar and Piano.
Sheila became passionate about Scandinavian folk music after many years of exploring Celtic, Renaissance, and early polyphonic music as a general interest and as part of her involvement in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). For the last 20 years, her passion has been in Scandinavian Medieval Balladry (as well as balladry of other regions of Europe).
Sheila is very excited and honored to be able to collaborate with the Seikilo & Luthieros for a small part of this project.
🔎 Find out more about her at Norse-Singer.com
🎧 And listen to her music at youtube.com/songstress73
🎵 🇬🇧 Lyrics in English
Grisilla sat in the gold-weaving so fine.
Then her mother came walking in.
…Oh yes….
Grisilla, Grisilla my dear daughter,
Why does your milk flow from your breasts?
They have no milk if it seems that way,
They are (it is) the mead I drank yesterday.
Oh, I am not such an old woman.
I can tell the mead from the milk.
It's no use lying to you.
King Knight he has lured/enticed me.
Oh no, King Knight lured/enticed you,
So you no longer have a mother in me.
…Oh yes….
🎵 🇳🇴 Lyrics in Norwegian
Grisilla ho sat i gullveven sò fin.
Sò kom hennar moer sjov gangandes in.
…Å, ja….
Grisilla, Grisilla kjær dotter mi,
kvi renne di mjolk utor brjosto di?
De æ inkje mjolk om de synes sò,
de æ den mjøen eg drakk i gjår.
Å eg æ no sò gamal ei kvinna,
eg kan då vel mjøen frå mjolki skilja.
De nyttar visst inkje å dylje for deg.
Kong Ridder han heve lòkka meg
Å he no Kong Ridder lòkka deg,
sò he du kje lengjer ei moer i meg
…Å, ja…
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