I may be a simple lass, but of sin I am free
I say me prayers, attend the mass, so paradise I will see.
Me face is pretty, so I’ve been told, I’ve had me share of swains.
One of which were far too bold, too impious and too vain.
So I opened his gut, with a single deep cut, and his boots turned warm n’ red.
Then he knelt in the sand, with his bowels in hand, as slowly to death he bled.
And then the man who looked fer bass, in me barrow at the square,
Then asked fer me to be his lass, he said he’d pay me fair.
But I have kept me chastity, abstained from adultery.
But he listened not and he would not see, as he reached put fer me.
So I shovelled his mouth, down a barrel of trout, till his knuckles turned boney white.
As he struggled for air, but I held him down there ‘til he finally gave up the fight.
One day it seemed me luck had turned, as there approached to me,
A noble lad who fer me yearned, he wished to marry me.
He courted me fer many weeks, ‘til finally I sad aye,
But then his friend with rosy cheeks, tried drunk to with me lay.
So I had the man hanged, as me wedding bells rang, so his pants turned solied n’ brown.
Then his eyes filled with blood, and he dropped in the mud, as the hang-man cut him down.
And so came then me wedding night, fer which I had so longed.
But his moves were far from right, to heathens they belonged!
So I smothered me man, with me pillow in hand, ‘till his prick turned stiff and black.
Then I dug him a grave, so his sould I’d save
Now I a widow may be, but from sin I am free,
Now I a widow may be, but from sin I am free
And with his pension, I money wont’t lack.
This might be my favourite of Heilung. They've improved a bit on their later releases but their debut is still much meaner, and darker. Maria's amazing voice obviously steals the show but I also quite like Kai's too, especially on the live performance. In fact I'd say get LIFA over this IMO.
The spoken word bits are really cool to hear proto-germanic in use but for relistening purposes they are going to be a bit obtrusive. Nevertheless the proper music here is on continual repeat for me. Rabbit
Beautifully played and full of moving vocal performances, the Bay Area singer/songwriter's latest is a stellar work of art. Bandcamp Album of the Day Feb 3, 2023
Saw these dudes on the 2024 70k Cruise and they blew my brains out the back of my skull. Just so much awesome sauce.
Diggity diggity ......... Michael Forsythe