Cat Lady No. 169...Midsummer's Eve Frog Dancing

Cat Lady Sigrid and Feline Friend Petronella are sleeping late this morning after a night of revelry that involved hopping around a maypole, singing Små Grodorna, and doing the Swedish Frog Dance.

It was all a part of last night's Midsummer's Eve celebrations, with festivities continuing throughout the weekend. Here are the lyrics to Små Grodorna, to be sung at the top of one's lungs while cavorting around the maypole:

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

English translation:

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

And here’s a vocabulary list for your Midsommar meal:

Potatis – potatoes
Inlagd sill – pickled herring
Gräddfil – sour cream
Dill – dill
Jordgubbar – strawberries
And of course snaps.

Hope your Summer Solstice celebration is just purrfect!

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