Ceolskog - Mannen og Kråka (Kråkevisa)

This is a metal rendition of "Kråkevisa" (The Crow Song), also known as Bonden og Kråka (The Farmer and the Crow) and Mannen han gjekk seg i vedaskog (The man went into the firewood forest). The English chorus is my own creation, based on the song's apparent message and final verse.

It is a widespread Norwegian name for a folk song and jocular ballad spread over all of Scandinavia. There are different versions in Norway, which also uses other melodies. Kråkevisa was sometimes sung by two people as a duel song, where the loser was the one who forgot the verses, or was not able to come up with new verses. Variants are also known in Danish, Faroese, and Swedish. Although the song is counted to the Scandinavian medieval ballads, it is still widely well-known, often as a song for children.

Ceolskog is the folk metal / acoustic folk project of Adam Helliwell from Hamilton, New Zealand. It is also the name given to this nature-themed YouTube channel. Ceol is an Irish word meaning music, and skog means forest in Norwegian and Swedish. I don't have a Patreon. But if you're a regular viewer, and you want to support me some way, then buy my music from here, the Ceolskog Bandcamp page: http://ceolskog.bandcamp.com/

Other links:

Ceolskog on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ceolskog/1314808092

Ceolskog on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B077JPVJDP?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Ceolskog&index=digital-music&search-type=ss

Ceolskog on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ghh3bpgJ8rw8lPuRfRVlk

Ceolskog on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adamhelliwell