| |Krken smyger p slingrande stig | |The procession creeps on a meandering path |
| |helst osedd till Trollebergen. | | preferably unseen to the Troll mountains/hills. |
| |Mssa skall hllas i dagarna tre, | | A mass shall be held for three days, |
| |det varde brjan p helgen. | | this will be the beginning of the holiday. |
| |Kolten r sid, s den nder vid marken, | | The frock is long, so it reaches down to the ground, |
| |hsorna ro i topparna vassa, | | the socks are sharply pointed, |
| |httan dras ned, s hlen fr gonen passa. | | the hood is pulled down so that the holes for the eyes fit. |
| |Alla r lika frutom p lngda, | | Everybody looks alike except for the height, |
| |prelatus han rknar p mngda. | | the prelate counts their number. |
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| |Lsen den gives i lgmlder ton, | | The password is given in a low voice, |
| |prelatus han bjuder tre sttar i horn. | | the prelate blows three times in a horn. |
| |Elden den "kllas" av nio slags ved, | | The fire is kindled with nine kinds of wood, |
| |det r gammal sed. | | that is old custom. |
| |Offer till andarna sknkes, | | A sacrifice is offered to the spirits, |
| |med blodet sig allom bestnkes. | | everyone is sprinkled with the blood. |
| |Det bsta till andar frras, | | The best part is gifted to spirits, |
| |det som blir ver skall av mnnerna tras. | | what remains is to be consumed by the men. |
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| |Uti midnattens timma | | In the midnight hour |
| |d sjrnor beglimma, | | when stars glitter, |
| |prelatus han tystnaden bjuder | | the prelate asks for silence |
| |och mnnerna alla det lyder. | | and this is obeyed by all the men. |
| |De falla till markone ner, | | They fall down onto the ground, |
| |prelatus han bistert mot rymderna ser. | | the prelate looks grimly at the heavens. |
| |Och svrjan och formlar i dlderna skallar | | And incantations and summons echo in the dells |
| |prelatus han kallar p andar. | | the prelate is summoning spirits. |
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| |Allom de fick p sitt sprje ett svar, | | Everyone received an answer to their question, |
| |ingen av androm fick d hra varom det var. | | no one heard from another man what the answer was. |