BERGSJÖN PUBLIC ALL SANG
Songbooks, Performance, Audio CD
Upon my arrival in Sweden, I had been asking for language lessons. But since there are over seventy different dialects spoken in Bergsjon, Swedish was not enough. In order to acclimate myself into my new home I asked people to teach me a children’s song in their original language. The songs they taught me were simple, short, fun to sing and usually brought to mind good memories of their home and family. (Like myself, most of the people living in Bergsjon were recent immigrants.) They sang, they wrote, they translated, and then we sang together. I hoped that teaching their own culture would be a nice change for them, given the fact that they were constant students of Swedish. I recorded their songs onto a cd, printed out songbooks and then with the help of my new teachers conducted an All Sang at BOB Gallery, on June 28th, 2008.

Brindalyn Webster, June 20, 2008





1. Magina (mp3)
Magina Ya Magina, Hil el Kis Ointina
Tintuna lu nitikum, Bet Meka Nwadikum
Rab el ali thelikum, Tintuna kul magina
Ya hil el situh tintuna lu ruh?
Magina Oh Magina, open your sack
And give us what you have,
Are you going to give us something?
Or are we going to give you something?
We pray to Allah to send you to Mecca,
May the Allmighty preserve you.
So that you would give us something
In every ”Magina” year.
Performed by Haky, Saad, Ahmed

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2. Blinka Lilla Stjärna Där (mp3)
Blinka lilla stjärna där,, hur jag undrar var du är!
Fjärran lockar du min syn, likt en diamant i skyn.
Blinka lilla stjärna där,, hur jag undrar var du är!
Twinkle Twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle Twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are!
Performed by Livia

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3. Kirmizi Balik Kac Kac (mp3)
Kirmizi balik golde, Kivrila kivrila yuzuyor
Balikci hasan geliyor, Oltasini atiyor
Kirmizi balik dinle,Sakin yemi yeme
Balikci seni tutacak, Sepetine atacak
Kirmizi balik kac kac, Kirmizi balik kac kac
Run away red fish
Fisherman Hasan is coming
He’s putting in his fishing pole
He’s putting in his fishing pole
Red fish run! Run!
Performed by Alciray

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4. Hobeeya (mp3)
Hobeeya Hobeeya
Amus haoynin hobeey
Hooyadaa maojogto
Jidkay Kuso Jirta
Amus haoynin hobeey
Ohh. Ohh.
Silence. Don’t cry. Ohh.
Your mother isn’t here.
She is on the way.
Don’t cry. Ohh.
Performed by Ifraah

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5. Alle Meine Entchen (mp3)
Alle meine entchen schwimmen auf dem see,
Schwimmen auf dem see
opfchen unter wasser,
Schwanzchen in die höh
All my ducks are swimming in the sea,
Swimming in the sea,
Heads down under water,
Tails up high.
Performed by Dirk

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6. The Mandinka Tribe (mp3)
Ding ding domandingo
Ta ding mba mala
Fo se kebaja
Doe sa malaa
Small boy go
And burn the fire
So that is you grow up
Your junior will burn it for you also.
Performed by Lamin

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7. Frere Jacques (mp3)
Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques,
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines
Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.
Performed by Ali

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8. Ma Foh Mon Mu Yegle (mp3)
Ma Foh Mon mu yegle
Ma Foh Mon mu yegle
Follo, Follo, Follo o Voungla fie
Djom yu so Nia a boumne djom mitie
Hekeh Ngo ma, Heki Ngo ma.
You calm the baby down
You calm the baby down
Calm Calm Calm You put him away
Butt think about the pain. It hurts.
Oh what a pity. Oh what a pity.
Performed by Marcel

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9. Aland (mp3)
Vem kan segla for utan vind? Vem kan ro utan aror?
Vem kan skiljas fran vannen sin, Utanett falla tarar.
Jag kan segla for utan vind. Jag kan ro utan aror,
Men ej skiljas fran vannen min utan att falla tarar.
Who can sail without wind? Who can row without oars?
Who can separate from his friend without tears falling?
I can sail without wind. I can row without oars.
But I cannot separate myself, without having these tears falling.
Performed by Constance

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10. Red Apples (mp3)
Czerwone jabtuzka, Prezekrojone na krzysz
Czemu ty dziewczyho, kryzwo ha mnie patrzyrz?
Gesi za woda, karzki za woda,
Uciekaj dziewczyho bo cie pobodo.
Ja ci buzie dam, ty mi buzie daiz,
Da cie nie wydam, ty mie nie wydasz.
Red apples cut in a cross. Why do you girl look at me in that weird way?
The goose above the water. The ducks above the water.
Fly away girl so that they won’t take you. I give you my lips.
And you give me your lips. I will not betray you.
And you will not betray me.
Performed by Kasia

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11. Esperanto (mp3)
Se giaj flugiloj, Mi tondus for
Gi flugi he pouns plu, Kaj gi estus mia bird.
Sed tamen tiel ci neniam plu. Estus gi vera bird.
Kaj al mi, Nur placas birdera bird.
If I could cut its wings away, then it couldn’t fly anymore.
And then it would be my bird.
But then it would never more be a real bird.
And for me I like birld.
Performed by Kasia

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12. Out Goes the Boat (mp3)
Vgeni i varkoula, vgeni i varkoula tou psara
apo to perigiali, varkoula, varkoula, apo to perigiali, varkoula tou psara, ki aploni
o navtis, ki aploni o navtis me hara, ta dihtia tou ke pali, varkoula, varkoula,
ta dihtia tou kai pali, varkoula tou psara to feggaraki, to feggaraki ton gialo,
ton kani san kathrefti, varkoula, varkoula, ton kani san kathrefti, varkoula tou
psara, ke kathe psari, ke kathe psari pahoulo
mesa sta dihtia pefti, varkoula, varkoula, mesa sta dihtia pefti, varkoula tou
psara, poli kourasti- poli kourastikes psara
ta psaria ine dika sou, varkoula, varkoula, ta psaria ine dika sou, varkoula tou
psara, ke poula ta, ke poula ta stin agora
na threpsis ta pedia sou, varkoula, varkoula,
na threpsis ta pedia sou, varkoula tou psara

Out goes the boat, out goes the fisherman’s boat,
Boat from the coast and spreads the sailor with joy
His fishing net ones more, fisherman’s boat
The moon makes the sea, it makes it look like a mirror
And every chubby fish inside the fishing net falls
Too tired you got fisherman, the fishes are yours, boat
And sell them at the market to feed your children
Boat, boat, fisherman’s boat
Performed by Danae

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