Mormors lilla kråka
"Mormors lilla kråka" can be played as a Lap Rhyme or a Circle Game. It's also sung while going around the Christmas tree or Maypole. At the end, everyone crouches down.
Mormors lilla kråka
Grandma's Little Crow
Circle Dance
Circle Dance
(Swedish)
(English)
Mormors lilla kråka
skulle ut och åka,
ingen hade hon som körde.
Mormors lilla kråka
skulle ut och åka,
ingen hade hon som körde.
Än slank hon hit,
Och än slank hon dit,
Och än slank hon ner i diket.
Än slank hon hit,
Och än slank hon dit,
Och än slank hon ner i diket.
Grandma's little crow
Wanted to go for a ride,
She had no one who drove.
Grandma's little crow
Wanted to go for a ride,
She had no one who drove.
Then she slipped here,
And then she slipped there,
And then she slipped into the ditch.
Then she slipped here,
And then she slipped there,
And then she slipped into the ditch.
Notes
"This is a very common song to sing and play with children in Sweden." -Ulla
Comments
There's a more common version of this song called Prästens lilla kråka.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ulla and Elizabeth for sharing this song! Translation by Mama Lisa.
