Små grodorna

folk song / traditional

Info

This is sung and danced for midsummer.

Lyrics - Swedish

(Swedish folk song)

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se. (repeat)
Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de. (repeat)
Ko ack ack aw, ko ack ack aw, ko ack ack ack ack aw. (repeat)

Små grisarna, små grisarna är lustiga att se. (repeat)
Båd ören, båd ören, och svansar hava de. (repeat)
Å nöff, nöff, nöff, å nöff, nöff, nöff, å nöff, nöff, nöff, nöff, nöff. (repeat)

English Translation – The Little Frogs

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe. (repeat)
No ears, no ears, no tails do they possess. (repeat)
Ribbit… (repeat)

The little pigs, the little pigs are funny to observe. (repeat)
Both ears, both ears and tails do they possess. (repeat)
Oink… (repeat)
(source)

Dance

Formation – Stand in a circle facing to the left with hands on hips.

Verse 1
Line 1 (Små grodorna…) – Walk around the circle with a little spring in your step.
Line 2 (Ej öron…) – While walking, students put hands on their heads like ears (and wiggle them)
(ej svansar…) – Students put hands behind their back like a tail (and wiggle them)
Line 3 – (Ko ack ack) Students jump like a frog on each beat around the circle.

Verse 2
Line 1 (Små grisarna…) – Walk around the circle with a little spring in your step.
Line 2 (Båd ören…) – While walking, students put hands on their heads like ears (and wiggle them)
(och svansar…) – Students put hands behind their back like a tail (and make a curly motion)
Line 3 – (Å nöff, nöff,) Option 1 – Students jump on each beat around the circle.
Option 2 – Students take quick small steps around the circle.
Option 3 – Students keep one hand behind their backs like a curly tail. The other hand goes up by the nose and mouth and pretends to be rooting on the ground.