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X:8247
T:Tersen
C:anon.
O:Finland
R:Drinking song
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
F:http://abc.musicaviva.com/tunes/finland/anon-tersen.abc
%Posted September 8th 2001 at abcusers by Frank Nordberg
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=84
K:Am
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w:Fj\"ar-ran han dr\"o-jer fr\aan t\"ors-ti-ga stru-par, re'n ha vi ta-git tv\aa mo-di-ga su-par.
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w:Ack, li-la ter-sen, ack lil-la hj\"ar-te-v\"an,_ kom-mer du ej snart Jo, jag kom-mer bums!
W:
W:Fj\"arran han dr\"ojer fr\aan t\"orstiga strupar,
W:re'n ha vi tagit tv\aa modiga supar.
W:Ack, lila tersen, ack lilla hj\"artev\"an,
W:  kommer du ej snart
W:  Jo, jag kommer bums!
W:
W:
W:This is the third verse of a well-known Scandinavian drinking
W:song/drinking game. The idea is that you sing one verse, then drain
W:a small glass of some very strong liquor, sing the next verse,
W:drain another glass and so on. Everything is of course done in a decent
W:and sophisticated way ;-)
W:
W:The verses of the song are:
W: Helan
W: Halvan
W: Tersen
W: Kvarten
W: Kvinten
W:The names are the traditional Scandinavian names for the first,
W:second, third and so on drink.
W:This variant of the song cycle is Norwegian, with the verses
W:alternating between Norwegian and Swedish (or at least something
W:resembling Swedish).
W:
W:I suppose there should be a sixth verse too, but I have not managed
W:to find it. Henrik Norbeck did however come up with Septen (the seventh)
W:from a Swedish variant.
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W:
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