Nu börjar det ju lackeras mot juletider, så jag tänkte att all de tusentals internationella läsare av denna hemsida skulle få veta vad riktigt vi sjunger när vi sjunger "Nej, se det snöar" och "Tomtarnas julnatt". Vad är då enklast om inte att direktöversätta texten? Varsågoda, alla engelskspråkiga.
No, see it snows
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No see it snows, no see it snows
Wasn't that funny, hooray
Now becomes it winter, now becomes it winter
As we have wished, hooray
Then take we the sleds forth and mittens on
And then ride we the slope, hello, what it shall go
And forth with the ski, and forth with the ski
And then on the slopes up
We stand on the nose, we stand on the nose
Sometimes when we do a jump
But don't cry we, no, it doesn't a thing
If one in the bank the soft a while rolls around
And the ice lays, and the ice lays
Like a mirror so clear
And fast as the wind, and fast as the wind
On skate forth we go
We plant turnips sometimes, and hit outer edge
Hooray for the winter, for the winter, that's finally here
The elfs yule night
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Midnight reigns, quiet it is in the houses
In the houses
All sleeps, extinguished are the lights
Are the lights
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
See, then crawls elfs up from the crannies
Up from the crannies
Listening, spying, tripping forth on toes
Forth on toes
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
The nice people let the food sweet
Food sweet
Stand on the table for an elf troop
Elf troop
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
How they beam, jump up among the plates
Up among the plates
Chitter-chatter: "Good is the yule food"
"Yule food"
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
Porridge and ham, small apple piece
Small apple piece
Think, how sweet it tastes elf little
Elf little
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
Now to games, merry laughter rings
Laughter rings
Around the pine the troop gleefully swings
Gleefully swings
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
Night elapses, soon the elfs nice
Elfs nice
Quickly and cunningly everything in order place
Order place
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap
Then back in the quiet crannies
Quiet crannies
The elf troop tripping daintily on toes
Daintily on toes
Tip tap, tip tap, tippy tippy tip tap
Tip, tip, tap