Iselilja is the second album

Album

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 released by the Norwegian

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 band Gåte

Gåte

Gåte was a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their style has been referred to as progressive folk-rock...

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The meaning of the word “Iselilja” is uncertain. When asked in an interview, Gunnhild Sundli (vocalist for Gåte

Gåte

Gåte was a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their style has been referred to as progressive folk-rock...

) and Sveinung Sundli (fiddle, keyboards) said that they themselves do not know its exact meaning. A translation that has been suggested is “Ice-lily” (because “Is” translates as “Ice”, and “lilja” translates as “lily”), however it is also possible that “Iselilja” is a name (probably female), and has no meaning. The word is featured on the third track of the album, Knut liten og Sylvelin.

Track listing

1. Fredlysning
2. Sjå attende
3. Knut liten og Sylvelin
4. Du som er ung
5. Jomfruva Ingebjør
6. Sjåaren
7. Rike Rodenigår
8. Ola I
9. Kjærleik
10. Gjendines bånsull