Music in Sweden 2 - Folk music

B2. Polska songs

   

B2. Polska songs
Polska songs (0'55)
a) Lill-Nils
b) Hej Dåna-Malin
c) Jungfrun hon satt i rännbacken knak
Karin Sikström, song, Edsele, Ångermanland  
   
The polska is, in spite of its name (which means “Polish”) the most typical Swedish dance and type of tune.
Short songs sung to polska tunes (3/4-time) are usually called polska songs. The texts are usually satirical, but can consist of anything at all from sheer nonsense to small glimpses of everyday life.

 

B2. Polska songs

   
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