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The Test of Love (I Served There)

Song

I served there, ; I was a servant. ; The great shaman snake crawled into my bosom. ; ; – Take it out, my father, take it out, ; The great shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; The belt of my red blood. ; ; – I will certainly not take it out, ; Because I am afraid of it. ; Tell your mother, ; Maybe she will take it out. ; ; Take it out, my mother, take it out, ; The great shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; The belt of my red blood. ; ; I will certainly not take it out, ; Because I am afraid of it. ; Tell your sister, ; Maybe she will take it out. ; ; – Take it out, my sister, take it out, ; The great shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; My red blood belt. ; ; – I certainly won’t take it out, ; Because I’m afraid of it. ; Tell your brother, ; Maybe he’ll take it out. ; ; – Take it out, brother, take it out, ; The big shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; My red blood belt. ; ; I certainly won’t take it out, ; Because I’m afraid of it. ; Tell your wife, ; Maybe she’ll take it out. ; ; – Take it out, my wife, take it out, ; The big shaman snake. ; My heart is troubled, ; My red blood belt. ; ; Wait, my wife, wait, ; While I’m putting on gloves. ; While I’m putting on gloves, ; Then I’ll take it out. ; ; So his wife, ; Better than his parent, ; Better than his brother, ; Let him live.

Inventory number:

8869

Collection:

Repository

Genre:

Adult folk songs Ballad

Type:

Song

Municipality:

Ghymes, Gimes