Song Meaning

This track paints a darkly humorous, almost cartoonish picture of trolls on a mission. They're traversing a desolate landscape, a "verdammt ørkensand," armed with a "gral" and a clear destination: the forest. The initial imagery is one of purposeful movement, setting out a course towards their woodland home. The trolls employ a clever, almost mischievous strategy to guide their pursuers. They leave behind "små tegn" – a shield with a cross, a sword in a stone that resembles a cross – specifically designed for "den kristne" to understand. This suggests a deliberate manipulation, leading the Christians along a "beineste linje" directly towards the troll village, a plan that's met with enthusiastic anticipation: "NÃ¥ kommer skogen snart, det blir kanonbra." The narrative takes a more sinister turn as the trolls arrive in the forest, marking trees and carving crosses into trees and moss. This action funnels everything onto a "gammal Trollsti" leading to the village. The phrase "Brakebein sagt JIPPI!" injects a childish glee into this otherwise unsettling procession. Later, the mood shifts to a more primal, almost desperate festivity, with "Brakebein" having provisions and waking others who have "grodd fast, mista sin vilje." The lyrics then reveal a disturbing purpose behind the earlier actions. "Karve" plans to set traps for Christians, and the "Gralen" is explicitly identified as a "kristen magnet." This implies the trolls weren't just leading Christians to their village, but actively luring them into a trap for sustenance. The final lines, "NÃ¥ har me masse av mat som kommer til oss!" and "Snipp snapp snute, eventyret ute," conclude the grim fairy tale with a chillingly pragmatic satisfaction.