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Skirnir

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[Verse 1]
DLong is one nFight, and Dlong the A#second Aone;
DHow can IF.... how caDn I wA#ait thrAough Gthree?
DOnce a moFnth.... a mDonth seemed A#less tAo me
DCompared to thFis one niDght of wA#aitiAng fGor her....
[Verse 2]
DAs dear to no man in days past
Was maid as sG#he is to me:
DBut no elf, no god, will grant my prayer
That I may lG#ie with her....
[Chorus]
DHail to thee, VeraldG#ur!!!
[Instrumental]
D G#
D G#
D G#
D G# C#5
D G#
D G#
D G#
D G# C#5
[Verse 1]
DLong is one nFight, and Dlong the A#second Aone;
DHow can IF.... how caDn I wA#ait thrAough Gthree?
DOnce a moFnth.... a mDonth seemed A#less tAo me
DCompared to thFis one niDght of wA#aitiAng fGor her....
[Verse 3] 
DArise, Skirnir, now ride swiftly to Frey, my G#son,
And ask him this:D  
With whom is the Wise one so angry,
So sad at G#hearth?
[Chorus]
DHail to thee, VeraldG#ur!!!
[Instrumental]
D G#
D G#
D G#
D G# C#5
D G#
D G#
D G#
D G# C#5
[Verse 4] 
(spoken)
DTo stake life on the luck of the dice
Is better thG#an to be a coward:
DThe day of my death is by fate,
My time is fixed.G#  
DNight has fallen:
Now we must ride over the misty mountains,G#  
The Dfells of the troll-folk;
We shall both arrive or both fall
....into the haG#nds of Gymir.
[Chorus]
DHail to thee, VeraldG#ur!!!
[Instrumental]
D G#
D G#
D G#
D G# C#5

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Skirnir

by Falkenbach

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#5

[Verse 1]

D F D A# A

Long is one night, and long the second one;

D F D A# A G

How can I.... how can I wait through three?

D F D A# A

Once a month.... a month seemed less to me

D F D A# A G

Compared to this one night of waiting for her....

[Verse 2]

As dear to no man in days past

Was maid as she is to me:

But no elf, no god, will grant my prayer

That I may lie with her....

[Chorus]

D G#

Hail to thee, Veraldur!!!

[Instrumental]

D G#

D G# C#5

D G#

D G# C#5

[Verse 1]

D F D A# A

Long is one night, and long the second one;

D F D A# A G

How can I.... how can I wait through three?

D F D A# A

Once a month.... a month seemed less to me

D F D A# A G

Compared to this one night of waiting for her....

[Verse 3]

D G#

Arise, Skirnir, now ride swiftly to Frey, my son,

And ask him this:

With whom is the Wise one so angry,

So sad at hearth?

[Chorus]

D G#

Hail to thee, Veraldur!!!

[Instrumental]

D G#

D G# C#5

D G#

D G# C#5

[Verse 4]

(spoken)

To stake life on the luck of the dice

Is better than to be a coward:

The day of my death is by fate,

My time is fixed.

Night has fallen:

Now we must ride over the misty mountains,

The fells of the troll-folk;

We shall both arrive or both fall

....into the hands of Gymir.

[Chorus]

D G#

Hail to thee, Veraldur!!!

[Instrumental]

D G#

D G# C#5

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