"Byssan" is Swedish sailor slang for "kabyssen" with translates to "the galley", the kitchen on a boat, and lull is an idiom for riches. Byssan Lull became known in 1921, when songwriter Evert Taube adapted it from a song his mother used to sing to him ; while the kettle is boiling, the song tells of various sets of three things, wanderers, stars or treasures. Lyrics (full song): Byssan lull -- boil the full kettle, three winds are blowing at sea. One the great ocean, on the little Skagerrak, and far up on the gulf of Bothnia. Byssan lull -- boil the full kettle, in the sky three stars are wandering. The first one is so white, the second one is so red, the third one is the yellow moon. Byssan lull -- boil the full kettle, three sailing ships are sailing here. The first one is a barque, the second one is a brig, the third one has ragged sails. Byssan lull -- boil the full kettle, the treasure chest has three figures. The first one is our faith the second one is hope, the third one is the red love. Byssan lull -- boil the full kettle, there are three good things. The first one is God our Father, the second is his Son, the third one is the mild Virgin Mary.