Trilo

Trilo, a song to call your missing loved ones home.

It started after I found three lines of a traditional Swedish poem with the same name (Trilo), but no music and nothing else to go on. Those three lines: Trilo, här är han. Trilo, nära land. Trilo, trilo.

Over time I wrote my own lyrics, adding music and harmonies as I went. It became a sort of lament because their loved one was lost at sea, but they remain ever hopeful that he will hear her song and return.

While the original three lines were in Swedish, I have altered them to fit with the rest of the poem I wrote in Norwegian.

Lyric Translations:

Trilo, here he is.
Trilo, near land.
Trilo...

The winds they do blow,
The waves they do roll,
All while my love is out at sea.

The sky it is dark,
Night comes soon,
All while my love is out at sea.

Let my song ride the waves,
My voice ride the winds,
To lead my love home from the sea.

My voice rides the waves,
Over the land and the sea,
Until my love is home again.

Trilo...

Music & Lyrics: S. Heptinstall