Små grodorna

Små-grodorna dance

Små grodorna ( The Little Frogs ) is a Swedish song and dance that is mainly associated with Midsummer Eve celebrationsand the traditional dance around the Majstång (a kind of maypole ).

The dance is performed jumping and crouching. In the text passages in which missing ears and a missing tail are sung about, one wiggles with the hands next to the ears or on the rump. Sometimes the song is continued with other animal species, the word none being appropriately replaced if necessary.

The song and accompanying dance are considered by many to be an important part of Swedish culture. Critically reported in the press was that it was queried by the Swedish embassy in Paris in a test in order to be able to decide whether Swedish citizens who have stayed abroad for a long time still have enough points of contact with Sweden to be allowed to retain their citizenship.

The song is sung in the film Minority Report by Steven Spielberg at an ophthalmologist (played by Peter Stormare ). Here, however, the word eyes ( ögon ) is used instead of ears ( öron ) .

text

Små grodorna, små grodorna
The little frogs, the little frogs
är lustiga att se.
Are funny to look at.
Små grodorna, små grodorna
The little frogs, the little frogs
är lustiga att se.
Are funny to look at.
Ej öron, ej öron,
No ears, no ears,
ej svansar hava de!
they have no tails!
Ej öron, ej öron,
No ears, no ears,
ej svansar hava de!
they have no tails!
Ko-ack-ack-a, ko-ack-ack-a,
Ko-ack-ack-ack-ack-a.
Ko-ack-ack-a, ko-ack-ack-a,
Ko-ack-ack-ack-ack-a.

Små grisarna, små grisarna
The little pigs, the little pigs
är lustiga att se.
Are funny to look at.
Små grisarna, små grisarna
the little pigs, the little pigs
är lustiga att se.
Are funny to look at.
Båd 'öron, båd öron
Both ears, both ears
and svansar hava de!
as well as they have tails!
Båd 'öron, båd öron
Both ears, both ears
and svansar hava de!
as well as they have tails!
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.

Web links

• Article in Sydsvenskan (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Article of June 7, 2003 in Aftonbladet , accessed June 3, 2013