Kråkevisa

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Kråkevisa (The Crow Song), also known as Bonden og Kråka (The Farmer and the Crow) and Mannen han gjekk seg i vedaskog (The man went into the firewood forrest), is a Norwegian folk song believed to be from Hardanger. There are different versions in Norway, which also uses other melodies, so where it origins is not totally agreed upon. Kråkevisa was sung by two people as a duel song, where the loser was the one who forgot the verses, or was not able to come up with new verses.