Viking Saga Songs

Viking Saga Songs © BBC Learning 2013 2 © BBC Learning 2013 3 © BBC Learning 2013 4 Stories oftheNorth! And theApplesofIduna And Freya theFair-Hair With GodsandGoblins, Voyaging forth! And ThortheThunderer With OdintheAncient, Loki theJoker, Chorus Loki theJoker

t 2 1 Loki changeifwish: Loki’s clever, shifting-shape. Loki’s storytellingfeast! Dragon, serpent,bird orbeast, Eagle, raven,wolforfish, Loki, Lokimakesmischief! Fly orfireball, beyondbelief Playing tricks,makenomistake, Loki theJoker... Loki theJoker...

t (etc) (etc) © BBC Learning 2013 Learning © BBC 5 Loki theJoker, StoriesoftheNorth (CODA, gettingquieter:) 3 Over mountain,skyandsea, t Loki theJoker, StoriesoftheNorth Loki theJoker, onyougo! Wind andrain,orfrost andsnow, Shifts towhere hewantstobe, Loki theJoker, StoriesoftheNorth Loki theJoker... Loki theJoker, StoriesoftheNorth! (etc)

t The main characters…

Loki Odin Freya Thor Iduna My words to describe the characters

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1 Odin... Odin.... 3 Midgard... Midgard... 5 Bifrost... Bifrost... 7 Yggdrasil... Yggdrasil... Odin... Odin.... Midgard... Midgard... Bifrost... Bifrost... Yggdrasil... Yggdrasil... Odin, Midgard, Bifrost, Yggdrasil, Mighty Middle-Earth, Rainbow-Bridge, Ash Tree, World-creator, Nature blooming, Arching over, Sky-Earth growing, Viking Norse-God, Home for humans, Colours shimmering, Roots and branches, Odin. Midgard. Bifrost. Yggdrasil.

2 Jotunheim... Jotunheim... 4 Asgard... Asgard... 6 Helheim... Helheim... Odin... Odin... Jotunheim... Jotunheim... Asgard... Asgard... Helheim... Helheim... Odin... Odin... Jotunheim, Asgard, Helheim, Frost and ice, Citadel, Under-World, Cold winds blowing, Golden, shining, Realm of darkness, Land of Giants, Home for Norse-Gods, House of Evil, Jotunheim. Asgard. Helheim.

Asgard Bifrost

Jotunheim

Midgard

Helheim

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1 Goblins a-go-go, 3 We’re slimy, we’re greasy, Goblin’ around, We’re smelly, we’re rude, Digging the walls, We’ve all got bad manners, In a cave underground. And bad attitude! Ba-goo-ga, ba-goo-ga, Y-yackity, yickity, yuck yuck, Ba-googly-googly-goo-ga Y-yackity, yickity, yuck yuck, Ba-goo-ga, ba-goo-ga, Y-yackity, yickity, yuck yuck, Ba-googly-googly-GA! BLEAAUURRGHHH!

2 Picking and shovelling, 4 The price that we ask We don’t mind the cold, For our necklace is this: Mining for gems, Just give us, each goblin, And for silver and gold. A big sloppy kiss! Ta-tap, tap, tap, tap Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Ta-tap, tap, tap, tap Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Ta-tap, tap, tap, tap Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Ta-tapada-tapada-TAP! Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! Mwuh! MWURGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!

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1 Sing us a saga, 3 Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Tell us a story, Tales full of hammers and dragons and stones. Journeys through fjords and mountains and ice. Sing us a saga, Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Tell us a story, Sing us a saga. Sing us a saga.

2 Sing us a saga, 4 Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Tell us a story, Viking adventures and battles and ships. Tales full of Goblins and Giants and Gods. Sing us a saga, Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Tell us a story, Sing us a saga. Sing us a saga.

(CODA, in two groups:) Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Sing us a saga. Sing us a saga, Tell us a story, Sing us a saga. Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh, Shhhh.

Chorus 1 Travel to a mansion-hall: Giant’s glove, so wide, so tall, 3 Thor the mighty! Thor the strong! Thor on a journey, Giant’s head and skull and eye Thor the wrestler! Can’t go wrong! Challenging the giants Far too strong for Thor, oh why? But Cat and Bag-of-bones defeat him It’s craft and magic really beat him! Hammer, hammer, hammer Thor on a journey… (etc) Thunder bang ‘n’ bash! Thor on a journey… (etc) Chariot over Bifrost 2 At a feast, a drinking cup: Viking-horn is filled full-up! Thor on a journey, Ride across the rainbow Deep, deep, deep though Thor may drink Thor on a journey, Hammer, hammer, hammer Cup keeps filling...why do you think? Thor on a journey, Thunder bang ‘n’ CRASHHHHH! Thunder bang ‘n’ crash! Thor on a journey… (etc)

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1 Loki and Odin cooking up an ox-stew, 4 Old and slow grow the Gods of Asgard Chorus Down comes an eagle, wants his share. Older and slower and short of breath Apples of Iduna, Loki, with a big stick, tries to beat him Who will fix this problem quickly? Eagle, stick and Loki go up in the air! Soon! Before they meet their death! what is your secret? Magic in the garden, Apples of Iduna... (etc) Apples of Iduna... (etc) shining in the tree. 2 Down through the river, it’s cold and freezing, 5 Time for Loki to make a shape-change Then through the thorn-bush: ‘Ouch!’ with pain Into a falcon, swooping high Gods of Asgard - Eagle is disguise for a Giant called Thiassi, Turns Iduna into a sparrow youth everlasting. Drops that Loki down again Back to Asgard, off they fly!

Will they keep it? ... Apples of Iduna... (etc) Apples of Iduna... (etc) Wait and see 3 Off to the garden, tricking Iduna 6 Eagle-Thiassi is scorched by a bonfire Eagle lifts her up to the sky Time for Loki to face the truth. Carries her off, with a basket of apples Walk, Iduna, into the garden Locks her in a tower, as weeks go by. Pick those apples of eternal youth.

Apples of Iduna... (etc) Apples of Iduna... (etc) (At end of last verse only) Wait and see... Wait and see... Wait and see...

1 Sparrow and Falcon Shhhhh Shhhhh Chorus And Swallow and Swan Shhhhh Shhhhh Tree, mountain, lake Shhhhh Shhhhh Birds of the North Till it’s time to be gone. Shhhhh Shhhhh Swooping, swerving Birds of the North... (etc) Birds of the North Birds of the North Swooping, swerving Turning, curving 2 Raven and Eagle Birds of the North Birds of the North And small birds that sing Turning, curving Summer and Autumn Birds of the North Wing-shapes shifting And Winter and Spring... Wing-shapes shifting Birds of the North Birds of the North Birds of the North... (etc) Windward drifting... Windward drifting... 3 Seagull and Curlew Windward drifting... Call out as you glide Windward drifting... Sail with the clouds Windward drifting... And then turn with the tide...