Små grodorna
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Små grodorna (Swedish for "The Little Frogs") is a traditional Swedish dance and song traditionally performed at midsummer, where the participants dance around the maypole and try to imitate the behaviour of frogs. Occasionally, Små grodorna is also sung at Christmas, but instead of dancing around the maypole, Swedes dance around the Christmas tree.
Though not often heard outside Sweden, actress Caroline Lagerfelt can be heard singing the song in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report. In the film, Peter Stormare is playing an eye-doctor, and Lagerfelt plays his nurse. She subsequently replaces the "ears" (öron) mentioned in the song by "eyes" (ögon).
Traditional lyrics in Swedish:
- Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.
- Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.
- Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.
- Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.
- Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
- kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
- Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
- kou ack ack ack ack kaa.[1]
English translation:
- The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.
- The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.
- No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.
- No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.
- Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
- kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
- Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,
- kou ack ack ack ack kaa.
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There is also a version featuring pigs.
- Små grisarna, små grisarna är lustiga att se.
- Små grisarna, små grisarna är lustiga att se.
- Båd öron, båd öron, och svansar hava de.
- Båd öron, båd öron, och svansar hava de.
- Å nöff nöff nöff, å nöff nöff nöff,
- å nöff nöff nöff nöff nöff.
- Å nöff nöff nöff, å nöff nöff nöff,
- å nöff nöff nöff nöff nöff.
English translation:
- The little pigs, the little pigs are funny to observe.
- The little pigs, the little pigs are funny to observe.
- Both ears, both ears and tails do they possess.
- Both ears, both ears and tails do they possess.
- Oh oink oink oink, oh oink oink oink,
- oh oink oink oink oink oink
- Oh oink oink oink, oh oink oink oink,
- oh oink oink oink oink oink
