Hi!
Welcome to a new
Slow Swedish video.
Today I want to teach you
some nursery rhymes
that I sang when I was younger.
These are not only good for learning the language
but also perfect if you
have children at home
and want to sing for them in Swedish.
Please excuse my singing voice.
Because I cannot sing.
But that is what is so good
with nursery rhymes.
You don't have to know how to sing
to sing them.
The first song is called "The Bear Sleeps"
and it goes like this:
The bear sleeps, the bear sleeps,
in its calm den.
He is not dangerous
as long as you are careful.
You can, however, you can, however
never trust him.
And it is about a
bear that sleeps.
The next song also exists in English
and its name is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
And in Swedish it is called "Blink (Twinkle) Little Star".
Twinkle little star, there,
how I wonder where you are.
In the distance you attract my vision
Similar to a diamond in the blue.
Twinkle little star, there,
how I wonder where you are.
While we are at it with songs
that also exist in English,
and probably many other languages,
we can take "Imse, vimse, Spider".
That in English is called Itsy Bitsy Spider.
And then you also have to do these
hand movements that were so difficult
to do as a child.
Imse, vimse, spider
climbs up the
What does he climb up?
Climbs up the thread.
Down falls the rain and
flushes the spider away.
Up rises the sun
and dries away all the rain.
Imse, vimse, spider climbs up again.
I have noticed that a lot
of nursery rhymes and songs
are related to animals.
Even so the next one.
And I thought it was a bit scary
when I was younger.
It goes like this:
In a house at the edge of the forest
a tiny elf peeks out.
The hare hops up so fast
knocks on its door.
Help, oh help, oh help me,
otherwise the hunter will shoot me.
Come, yes, come in to my cabin,
give me your hand.
It is about a hare
that will get shot by a hunter.
But then the elf shows up and saves the hare.
All is well that ends well.
The next one is called Bah, bah, white lamb.
Bah, Bah, Black Sheep
I think is the English equivalent.
Bah, bah, white lamb
do you have any wool?
Yes, yes, dear child
I have my sack full.
Weekend jacket for father,
and Sunday skirt for mother,
and two pairs of socks
for little, little brother.
Many of these songs
are very VERY old,
thereof words like weekend jacket
and Sunday skirt.
Now it is time to sing a bout a little snail.
Little snail, watch out!
Watch out, watch out!
Little snail, watch out!
Otherwise I will grab you!
One song I think is pretty popular
internationally, that a lot of people who
read up on funny things about Sweden
learn about,
is the song we sing
on Midsummer,
as we dance around the Midsummer pole.
This song is about frogs.
More specifically, the small frogs.
The small frogs, the small frogs, are odd to see.
The small frogs, the small frogs, are odd to see.
No ears, no ears, no tails do they have.
No ears, no ears, no tails do they have.
???
I think that is the end of the song.
And then you sing the same thing
over and over again,
while hopping around
this Midsummer pole. (YouTube it!!)
Second to last we have one of my favorite songs
from my childhood,
and it is about a rat.
Where do you live, little rat?
In your hat.
What are you doing at eight o'clock?
Chasing cat.
How many children do you have?
Seventy-two!
How is your old father doing?
So and so.
What is your wife Lovisa doing?
Frying ice-cream.
What do you want to eat?
Sausage and jazz.
What do you want to drink?
Wild strawberry punch.
What is in your pocket?
Four holes.
It is just a strange song,
and I thought it was funny
that they fried ice-cream.
To end this video
I thought I would teach you
two things at once;
partially a song, but also body parts.
I think you recognize the song from English
or your own language,
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes.
And I thought I would demonstrate so you keep up with the song.
Are you ready?
Don't judge my nice outfit.
The pants are rarely visible in videos.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
knä och tå.
Eyes, ears, pat on the cheek.
Head, shoulders, kne...
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
knees and toes.
That was all for today's Swedish video.
I hope you have liked it.
As always, a huge thank you
to those who support me on my Patreon.
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there is a link
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Big thank you for all support!
I hope I will see you in the next video.
Goodbye!
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