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Sådana gåvor jag toge väl emot
om du vore en kristelig kvinna,
men nu så är du det värsta bergatroll
av Näckens och Djävulens stämma

Bergatrollet ut på dörren sprang
hon rister och jämrar sig svåra
hade jag fått den fager ungersven
så hade jag mistat min plåga

(My translation)
Such gifts I would gladly recieve
had you been a Christian woman
but you are a wicked troll
a spawn of Näcken and the Devil

And the Mountain Troll ran out through the door
she shivers and wails in pain
had I got the fair young squire
I would have been freed from my torment

Thanks to the great work of first and foremost Garmarna, this song is fairly well known and, here on DA, quite well illustrated. Here is my take on it.

Description
Sådana gåvor jag toge väl emot
om du vore en kristelig kvinna,
men nu så är du det värsta bergatroll
av Näckens och Djävulens stämma

Bergatrollet ut på dörren sprang
hon rister och jämrar sig svåra
hade jag fått den fager ungersven
så hade jag mistat min plåga

(My translation)
Such gifts I would gladly recieve
had you been a Christian woman
but you are a wicked troll
a spawn of Näcken and the Devil

And the Mountain Troll ran out through the door
she shivers and wails in pain
had I got the fair young squire
I would have been freed from my torment

Thanks to the great work of first and foremost Garmarna, this song is fairly well known and, here on DA, quite well illustrated. Here is my take on it.