Title: "Raven Raskar Over Isen"
Composer: Swedish folk song
Listening link: Raven Raskar Over Isen - YouTube
Translation:
1.Raven raskar over *isen The fox hurries over the ice
Raven raskar over isen the fox hurries over the ice
Far vi lov, ja far vi lov If we are allowed, yes we are allowed
att sjunga flickornas visa? to sing for the girls?
Sa har gor flickorna var de gar The girls do this wherever they go
och var de sitter och var de star and where they sit and where they stand
Sa far vi lov, ja far vi lov Then we are allowed, yes we are allowed
at ssjunga flickornas visa? the song for the girls?
2. gossarnas boys
3. gummornas old ladies
4. gubbarnas old men
5. skomakarns shoemakers
6. bagarens bakers
7. sotarens chimney sweeps
8. skraddarens tailors
9. skomakarns cobblers
10. malarens painters
Background info: This sung is traditionally sung around the Christmas tree and around the midsummer pole during the Midsummer Festival.
* The song can be sung with the word angen (meadow) instead of isen (ice) during the midsummer festival.
Dance:
M. 1-8 everyone holds hands walking in a circle.
M. 9-12 everyone acts out the people for that verse: girls -- curtsy, boys -- boy, etc.), slower tempo
M. 13-16 hold hands walk each person turns in a circle while clapping
Dance video: Raven Raskar Over Isen Dance - YouTube
Sources:
notation, translation: Beth's Notes
background info: Mama Lisa's World, Sweden.se