Karusellen
(Jungfru skär)
"Karusellen" is a song for dancing around the Christmas tree or Midsummer pole in Sweden.
Karusellen
(Jungfru skär)
Carousel
(Rosy Maiden)
Circle Dance
Circle Dance
(Swedish)
(English)
Jungfru, jungfru,
Jungfru, jungfru skär,
här är karusellen,
som ska gå till kvällen.
Tio för de stora och fem för de små.
Skynda på, skynda på,
nu ska karusellen gå.
För ha, ha, ha,
nu går det så bra,
för Andersson och Pettersson
och Lundström och ja'.
För ha, ha, ha,
nu går det så bra,
för Andersson och Pettersson
och Lundström och ja'.
Rosy maiden, maiden,
Maiden, maiden,
Here's the carousel,
To ride until nighttime.
Ten pennies for adults and five for kids.
Hurry up, hurry up,
The carousel will go now!
Ha, ha, ha!
It's so good now
for Anderson and Peterson
and Lundstrom and me.
Ha, ha, ha!
It's so good now
for Anderson and Peterson
and Lundstrom and me.
 - - Swedish Children's Songs - Sweden - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World
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Game Instructions
Everyone stands holding hands in a circle around the Christmas tree or Midsummer pole. On the first verse they stay in place and kick out their feet alternating one after the other. On the 2nd verse, everyone goes in a circle around the tree, going faster and faster.
Comments
"The carousel is a dance that goes around the Christmas tree. The carousel speed increases while singing so that it goes really fast at the end - be careful so that no one falls into the Christmas tree!" - Traditionella jullekar, Familjen
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Lisa Yannucci.
