Edvard Grieg
Work: Peer Gynt, Op.23, Play with music in five acts, first performance 27 February 1876, Christiania (Oslo)
Libretto: Henrik Ibsen
I Dovregubbens hall / In the Hall of the Mountain King (Original verision)
Peer Gynt: Hans Jakob Sand
The Mountain King: Erik Hivju
Trolls: Malmö Chamber Choir & Boys' and Girls' Choruses of the Lund Cultural School
Orchestra: Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
Text:
(The troll-courtiers): Slagt ham! Kristenmands søn har dåret
Dovregubbens veneste mø!
Slagt ham!
Slagt ham!
(a troll-imp): Må jeg skjære ham i fingeren?
(another troll-imp): Må jeg rive ham i håret?
(a troll-maiden): Hu, hej, lad mig bide ham i låret!
(a troll-witch with a ladle): Skal han lages til sod og sø?
(another troll-witch, with a butcher knife): Skal han steges på spid eller brunes i gryde?
(the Mountain King): Isvand i blodet!
