Let’s sing the preferred consuming songs in Sweden!
I’ve been to many Swedish pupil events, (too many, some would possibly even say 😉 ).
One factor I actually realized to take pleasure in, is collectively singing Swedish consuming songs – snapsvisor – not solely at pupil events but in addition conventional Swedish celebrations.
Nu ska vi sjunga en snapsvisa
Now we’ll sing a snaps music
The first time I skilled Swedish snapsvisa-traditions at a crowded celebration – being positioned at lengthy dinner tables – I discovered a it a bit of awkward not with the ability to neither know the lyrics nor hum the melody. But fortunately, none actually cared. It’s not about displaying off together with your most ear-pleasing singing-voice, singing a snapsvisa at a Swedish celebration is solely about having most enjoyable, collectively.
The extra consuming songs we sang, the extra snaps we drank. The extra cheerful the celebration grew to become, … and the louder the consuming songs. 😉
How to celebration like a Swede
60 Steps tips on how to mix in amongst Swedes, right here
I collected the most typical Swedish consuming songs that I heard (and tried to sing myself) at these events and obtained some inspirations from Swedish web sites that gather every kind of Swedish snaps songs (hyperlinks within the backside of this web page).
Planning a celebration with Swedish consuming songs
You can use this listing in case you are planning a Sweden-party and wish to make a sånghäfte, a music booklet, for every participant. These music booklets are very fashionable at many Swedish midsummer [midsommar) or
