Lilla vän lyrics

For the first few years of my sons&#; lives, I&#;ve made a habit of singing Swedish lullabies at bedtime, the same ones my mom sang to me when I was little plus some Danish and Norwegian discoveries I have made on my own. I love them all, and many of them are moody in a way only Scandinavian lullabies can be; telling tales of wolves on the prowl, troll mothers, sleeping bears, and sea-faring adventures of all kinds.

I figured there might be some people out there looking for a carefully curated list of the best Nordic lullabies, so I created a playlist with my favorite ones and included them all individually with lyrics (in Swedish, Danish or Norwegian with an English translation) below.

Pro tip: The playlist is perfect to play at bedtime if you want to expose your kids to Nordic languages and folk tales from an early age.

Maybe you have Nordic roots and want to keep them alive, maybe you are thinking of moving to the Nordics and want to prepare yourself and your kids for the dark and moody nights ahead, or maybe you just like the sound of them—either way, i hope you enjoy them as much as my sons and I have!

So without further ado, let&#;s bring out the tunes:

Full Nordic L

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Little friend, you who still has

All your dreams left

Oh little one

Smile to your world

While it's as sunny as it is now

Oh little one

Time passes bygd, a few years

What then remains

What would that be?

The thing we're now hoping for

Tell me, is there anything

 

Oh little one, take advantage1

While the sky is still blue

Oh little one

While our earth still contains laughter

Contains fun2 still

Oh little one

You have a home, you have food

You have that toy soldier

Little friend

Must you never have to see

How fragile safety3 is

 

Little friend, here your time

Is your blissome peace

Only now, little one

The shine of fairytales, what if that

Beautiful world somewhere

Had always been there

When you sleep tonight

Your joyous laughter will stand

Around your bed

Is there still

Wake up to a future that still has

All the laughter and fun left

Oh little one, little friend