{"id":6913,"date":"2015-06-19T20:54:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=6913"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:35:31","slug":"swedish-midsummer-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-midsummer-dances\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Midsummer Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every June, Swedes gather to celebrate Midsummer. Actually, they celebrate Midsummer Eve. It\u2019s a time of singing and dancing and even a bit of drinking. That singing and dancing is quite the traditional part of a Midsummer celebration. As is the drinking, actually, but we\u2019ll focus on the singing and dancing for now, just like Anders Zorn did back in 1897 in this famous Swedish painting.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the songs that are sung during Midsummer are also sung at Christmas time. Which might seem a bit strange, but both celebrations offer a large green thing to dance around. In June, it\u2019s the Midsummer pole and in December, it\u2019s the Christmas tree. Songs like \u201cSm\u00e5 grodorna,\u201d \u201cR\u00e4ven raskar \u00f6ver isen,\u201d and \u201cVi \u00e4ro musikanter\u201d are popular choices. In fact, we wrote a bit about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/the-little-frogs-in-swedish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sm\u00e5 grodorna a few years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we\u2019re going to introduce another Midsummer song. It\u2019s not a new one, by any means, but is a classic song and dance that people around Sweden will be performing and taking part in. The title of the song differs from place to place, but it is commonly known as \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sommarlovet.se\/lyrics\/midsommarsanger-danslekar\/sa-gar-vi-runt-om-ett-enerissnar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r<\/a>\u201d or \u201cDe sm\u00e5 tv\u00e4tterskorna.\u201d Sometimes the <em>enerissn\u00e5r<\/em>, the juniper bush, is replaced by the <em>Midsommarst\u00e5ng<\/em>, the Midsummer pole.<\/p>\n<p>The song involves several laps around the Midsummer pole with several verses. Each verse differs jus a bit and describes some of the household chores that folks are taking care of during their work week. Of course, those household activities offer the dancer a chance to act out the chores, which you can see in the YouTube clip below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Midsommar p\u00e5 Knippla\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBxaghN4td8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s take a quick look at the song in both Swedish and in English.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\nenerissn\u00e5r, enerissn\u00e5r.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\ntidigt en m\u00e5ndagsmorgon.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi tv\u00e4tta v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\ntv\u00e4tta v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der, tv\u00e4tta v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi tv\u00e4tta v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\ntidigt en m\u00e5ndagsmorgon.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\nenerissn\u00e5r, enerissn\u00e5r.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\ntidigt en tisdagsmorgon.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi sk\u00f6lja v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\nsk\u00f6lja v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der, sk\u00f6lja v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi sk\u00f6lja v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\ntidigt en tisdagsmorgon.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\nenerissn\u00e5r, enerissn\u00e5r.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00e5r vi runt om ett enerissn\u00e5r,<br \/>\ntidigt en onsdagsmorgon.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi h\u00e4nga v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\nh\u00e4nga v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der, h\u00e4nga v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der.<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi h\u00e4nga v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der,<br \/>\ntidigt en onsdagsmorgon.<\/p>\n<p>And the song continues through the rest of the week, but I think you get the idea:<\/p>\n<p>Tidigt en torsdagsmorgon:<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi mangla v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der<\/p>\n<p>Tidigt en fredagsmorgon:<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi stryka v\u00e5ra kl\u00e4der<\/p>\n<p>Tidigt en l\u00f6rdagsmorgon:<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r vi skura v\u00e5ra golv<\/p>\n<p>Tidigt en s\u00f6ndagsmorgon:<br \/>\nS\u00e5 g\u00f6ra vi, n\u00e4r till kyrkan vi g\u00e5<\/p>\n<p>No problem, right? Now let\u2019s take a look at the song in English translation:<\/p>\n<p>This is how we walk around a juniper bush<br \/>\nJuniper bush, juniper bush.<br \/>\nThis is how we walk around a juniper bush,<br \/>\nEarly on Monday morning.<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we wash our clothes,<br \/>\nWash our clothes, wash our clothes.<br \/>\nThis how what we do when we wash our clothes,<br \/>\nEarly on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>This is how we walk around a juniper bush<br \/>\nJuniper bush, juniper bush.<br \/>\nThis is how we walk around a juniper bush,<br \/>\nEarly on Tuesday morning.<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we rinse our clothes,<br \/>\nRinse our clothes, rinse our clothes.<br \/>\nThis how what we do when we rinse our clothes,<br \/>\nEarly on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>This is how we walk around a juniper bush<br \/>\nJuniper bush, juniper bush.<br \/>\nThis is how we walk around a juniper bush,<br \/>\nEarly on Wednesday morning.<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we hang our clothes,<br \/>\nHang our clothes, hang our clothes.<br \/>\nThis how what we do when we hang our clothes,<br \/>\nEarly on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>And just as in Swedish, the lyrics continue for every day of the week. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve got the idea by now, so here are the relevant lyrics to switch out:<\/p>\n<p>Early on Thursday morning:<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we mangle our clothes<\/p>\n<p>Early on Friday morning:<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we iron our clothes<\/p>\n<p>Early on Saturday morning:<br \/>\nThis is what we do when we scrub our floors<\/p>\n<p>Early on Sunday morning:<br \/>\nThis is what we do when to church we go<\/p>\n<p>There you go! Now you can gather your friends and sing and dance your way in Swedish around the Midsummer pole.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re interested in finding more songs, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xn--midsommarsnger-uib.se\/visor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MidsommarS\u00e5nger.se<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every June, Swedes gather to celebrate Midsummer. Actually, they celebrate Midsummer Eve. It\u2019s a time of singing and dancing and even a bit of drinking. 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