Song
Gingerbread men "Tre pepparkaksgubbar ", also known as "Vi komma, vi komma från Pepparkakeland", is a Swedish Christmas song with lyrics by Astrid Forsell-Gullstrand and music by Alice Tegnér . The song was originally published in 1913 , both in Bärina Hallonhätta och andra visor and volume 6 of Alice Tegnér's Sjung med oss, Mamma! .[ 1] [ 2]
The song describes three gingerbread men with eyes out of zante currants , who tell about themselves come walking from gingerbread land at Christmastime. During Saint Lucy's processions , the song is sung by boys dressed as gingerbread men.
Publications
Sjung med oss, Mamma!|Sjung med oss, Mamma! 6, 1913
Nu ska vi sjunga , 1943, under the lines "Lekvisor"
Recordings
An early recording was done by a girls' choir in Solna in April 1931 , and released in November that year.[ 3] Ingela "Pling" Forsman , Mona Wessman and Peter Himmelstrand on a 1975 album with "Nu ska vi sjunga " theme.[ 4]
The song has also been recorded in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Tres viejos del paiz de los bizchochos" on the 1988 album Chiquitico mio [ 5]
References
Swedish
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
^ Astrid Gullstrand; Ellström Brita; Alice Tegnér (1913). Bärina Hallonhätta och andra visor . Norstedt. ^ Alice Tegnér (1913). Sjung med oss, mamma! 6, 20 små visor (in Swedish). Skoglund. ^ "Sjung med oss mamma. Del 1" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1931. Retrieved 18 May 2011 .^ "Nu ska vi sjunga. Vol. 2" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 18 May 2011 .^ "Chiquitico mio" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1988. Retrieved 19 May 2011 .
