Bittida en morgon innan solen upprann
Innan foglarna bцrjade sjunga
Bergatroliet friade till f**er ungersven
Hon hade en falskeliger tunga
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Eder vill jag gifva de gгngare tolf
Som gг uti rosendelunde
Aldrig har det varit nгgon sadel uppг dem
Ej heller betsel uti munnen
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Sгdana gгfvor toge jag vдl emot
Om du vore en kristelig qvinna
Men nu sг дr du det vдrsta bergatroll
Af Neckens och djдvulens stдmma
[3x]
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Early one morning before the sun did rise
And the birds sang their sweet song
The mountain troll proposed to the fair squire
She had a false deceitful tongue
Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no
To you I will give the twelve great steeds
That graze in a shady grove
Never has a saddle been mounted on their backs
Nor had a bit in their mouths
To you I will give the twelve fine mills
That stand between Tillo and Terno
The mill stones are made of the reddest brass
And the wheels are silver-laden
To you I will give the gilded sword
That jingles from fifteen gold rings
And strike with it in battle as you will
On the battlefield you will conquer
To you I will give a brand new shirt
The l***rous best for to wear
It is not sewn with needle or thread
But crocheted of the whitest silk
Gifts such as these I would gladly receive
If you were a Christian woman
But I know you are the worst mountain troll
From the spawn of Necken and the devil
The mountain troll ran out the door
She wailed and she shrieked so loudly
"Had I gotten that handsome squire
From my torment I would be free now"
Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no
Innan foglarna bцrjade sjunga
Bergatroliet friade till f**er ungersven
Hon hade en falskeliger tunga
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Eder vill jag gifva de gгngare tolf
Som gг uti rosendelunde
Aldrig har det varit nгgon sadel uppг dem
Ej heller betsel uti munnen
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Sгdana gгfvor toge jag vдl emot
Om du vore en kristelig qvinna
Men nu sг дr du det vдrsta bergatroll
Af Neckens och djдvulens stдmma
[3x]
:Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
Fцr det jag bjuder sг gerna
I kunnen vдl svara endast ja eller nej
Om i viljen eller ej:
Early one morning before the sun did rise
And the birds sang their sweet song
The mountain troll proposed to the fair squire
She had a false deceitful tongue
Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no
To you I will give the twelve great steeds
That graze in a shady grove
Never has a saddle been mounted on their backs
Nor had a bit in their mouths
To you I will give the twelve fine mills
That stand between Tillo and Terno
The mill stones are made of the reddest brass
And the wheels are silver-laden
To you I will give the gilded sword
That jingles from fifteen gold rings
And strike with it in battle as you will
On the battlefield you will conquer
To you I will give a brand new shirt
The l***rous best for to wear
It is not sewn with needle or thread
But crocheted of the whitest silk
Gifts such as these I would gladly receive
If you were a Christian woman
But I know you are the worst mountain troll
From the spawn of Necken and the devil
The mountain troll ran out the door
She wailed and she shrieked so loudly
"Had I gotten that handsome squire
From my torment I would be free now"
Sir Mannelig, Sir Mannelig won`t you marry me
For all that I`ll gladly give you
You may answer only yes or no
Will you do so or no