Comments on: Can Someone Help with a Norwegian Song about a Horse with the Line, “Stodola Pumpa”? http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/ Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:34:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-249425 Lisa Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-249425 I found an English version of the Czech song (this one seems to be meant to be sung in English)... Walking at night along the meadow way Home from the dance beside my maiden gay Walking at night along the meadow way Home from the dance beside my maiden gay . . . Hey! Chorus: Stodole, stodole, stodole, pumpa Stodole, pumpa, stodole pumpa Stodole, stodole, stodole, pumpa Stodole, pumpa, pum, pum, pum. Nearing the woods we heard the nightingale Sweetly it helped me tell my begging tale Nearing the woods we heard the nightingale Sweetly it helped me tell my begging tale. Chorus Many the stars that brightly shone above But none so bright as her one word of love Many the stars that brightly shone above But none so bright as her one word of love. Chorus I found an English version of the Czech song (this one seems to be meant to be sung in English)…

Walking at night along the meadow way
Home from the dance beside my maiden gay
Walking at night along the meadow way
Home from the dance beside my maiden gay . . . Hey!

Chorus: Stodole, stodole, stodole, pumpa
Stodole, pumpa, stodole pumpa
Stodole, stodole, stodole, pumpa
Stodole, pumpa, pum, pum, pum.

Nearing the woods we heard the nightingale
Sweetly it helped me tell my begging tale
Nearing the woods we heard the nightingale
Sweetly it helped me tell my begging tale.

Chorus

Many the stars that brightly shone above
But none so bright as her one word of love
Many the stars that brightly shone above
But none so bright as her one word of love.

Chorus

]]> By: Bill Stinchcomb http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-244411 Bill Stinchcomb Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-244411 stodola pumpa is a czech folk song. i learned it as a boy in country school in michigan. it was one of our favorite songs even though we didn't have a clue what it was about. we were just little kids. stodola pumpa is a czech folk song. i learned it as a boy in country school in michigan. it was one of our favorite songs even though we didn’t have a clue what it was about. we were just little kids.

]]> By: Jim Nelson http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-224769 Jim Nelson Fri, 22 May 2009 15:47:14 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-224769 I have also been searching for the Czech text to "Stodola pumpa" without much success. However, being a Norwegian-American who has spoken Norwegian and English since I was a child (at home in the Midwest), and as a public school music teacher in both the US and Norway, I must say that this song is definitely NOT Norwegian; the song rhythm doesn't fit the Norwegian language, nor does the melodic structure. The passage in Norwegian from Ed Gawlinski is an encyclopedia definition of a "løe", a hay-barn or a hayloft. I guess we are all still searching for that text. I found an English version of it in an old American songbook -- at the home of my Norwegian grandparents in northwest Wisconsin, back in the 1950s. Jim Nelson, Drammen, Norway, May 2009 I have also been searching for the Czech text to “Stodola pumpa” without much success. However, being a Norwegian-American who has spoken Norwegian and English since I was a child (at home in the Midwest), and as a public school music teacher in both the US and Norway, I must say that this song is definitely NOT Norwegian; the song rhythm doesn’t fit the Norwegian language, nor does the melodic structure. The passage in Norwegian from Ed Gawlinski is an encyclopedia definition of a “løe”, a hay-barn or a hayloft. I guess we are all still searching for that text. I found an English version of it in an old American songbook — at the home of my Norwegian grandparents in northwest Wisconsin, back in the 1950s.
Jim Nelson, Drammen, Norway, May 2009

]]> By: Robert D. Stodola II http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-188158 Robert D. Stodola II Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:58:48 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-188158 We use to sing this song in grade school back in the 50's in Detroit Mich. In the song book the title, "Stodola Pumpa" was suppose to mean Dance of the Barn Owl? Stodola meaning Barn and Pumpa, meaning Owl. At least that's what I remember the book stating. We use to sing this song in grade school back in the 50’s in Detroit Mich.
In the song book the title, “Stodola Pumpa” was suppose to mean Dance of the Barn Owl? Stodola meaning Barn and Pumpa, meaning Owl. At least that’s what I remember the book stating.

]]> By: Kaburto http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-165446 Kaburto Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:35:01 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-165446 I don't know if this will help, but I've found a few different sets of lyrics to this song that I learned from Grandmother. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=7stnHz7dADI I don’t know if this will help, but I’ve found a few different sets of lyrics to this song that I learned from Grandmother.

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=7stnHz7dADI

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-148867 Lisa Thu, 01 May 2008 13:39:51 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-148867 Ed Gawlinski was kind enough to send me <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/midi/stodola_pumpa.mid">a midi tune of the Czech folk song "Stodala Pumpa"</a>. You can hear it if you click the link. Is this the tune of your husband's Grandmother's song Jeanette? Ed Gawlinski was kind enough to send me a midi tune of the Czech folk song “Stodala Pumpa”. You can hear it if you click the link. Is this the tune of your husband’s Grandmother’s song Jeanette?

]]> By: Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-148476 Lisa Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:14:08 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-148476 There's definitely a Czech folk song called "Stodala Pumpa" called "Walking at Night" in English. I don't know if it's related to Jeanette's song though. There’s definitely a Czech folk song called “Stodala Pumpa” called “Walking at Night” in English. I don’t know if it’s related to Jeanette’s song though.

]]> By: Ed Gawlinski http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-147856 Ed Gawlinski Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-147856 I’d like to confirm that the Polish word for barn is:
StodoÅ‚a – budynek w gospodarstwie rolnym przeznaczony do przechowywania zebranego zboża, siana i sÅ‚omy. W stodole wykonywaÅ‚o siÄ™ też omÅ‚oty zboża, przechowywano narzÄ™dzia, pojazdy rolnicze.

The Czech word for barn is
Stodola je zemÄ›dÄ›lská stavba, urÄ?ená k uskladňování objemných zemÄ›dÄ›lských produktů (obilí, sláma, seno). Dříve byla souÄ?ástí téměř každého statku.

The Norwegian word is
Løe er en selvstendig bygning eller et rom i en større driftsbygning. Ei løe er til lagring av høy eller annet tørrfor til husdyr, og for lagring av korn før det blir tresket.

]]> By: Ed Gawlinski http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/can-someone-help-with-a-norwegian-song-about-a-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-147851 Ed Gawlinski Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:33:29 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=685#comment-147851 I remember that song ... but I learned it as Czech song. We sang it in our high school glee club (1964-1968). I alos found this posting http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=11063 Subject: RE: Anyone know the words to 'Stodala Pumpa'? From: Bob Schwarer Date: 20 May 99 - 07:33 PM As I recall: Stodala,stodala,stodala pumpa Stodala pumpa, stodala pumpa Stodala, stodala, stodala pumpa Stodala pumpa, pum pa pa. Also my recall is that stodala pumpa = barn pump Bob S. --- I know that I have a book of songs that includes this one in my attic ... if come across it, I'll send you the music score Ed I remember that song … but I learned it as Czech song. We sang it in our high school glee club (1964-1968).

I alos found this posting
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=11063

Subject: RE: Anyone know the words to ‘Stodala Pumpa’?
From: Bob Schwarer
Date: 20 May 99 – 07:33 PM

As I recall: Stodala,stodala,stodala pumpa
Stodala pumpa, stodala pumpa
Stodala, stodala, stodala pumpa
Stodala pumpa, pum pa pa.
Also my recall is that stodala pumpa = barn pump

Bob S.

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I know that I have a book of songs that includes this one in my attic … if come across it, I’ll send you the music score

Ed

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