- Små grodorna
"Små grodorna" (Swedish for "The Little Frogs") is a traditional Swedish dance and song traditionally performed at
midsummer , where the participants dance around themaypole and try to imitate the behaviour offrogs . Occasionally, "Små grodorna" is also sung atChristmas , but instead of dancing around themaypole , Swedes dance around theChristmas tree .Though not often heard outside Sweden, actor
Peter Stormare can be heard singing the song inSteven Spielberg 's "Minority Report". In the film, Stormare is playing an eye-doctor who 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. [ [http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article143667.ab Texten till "Små grodorna" | Nyheter | Aftonbladet ] ]
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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