BOOKLET 4
The order of the snapses with my attempt at translation.
Helan
Halvan
Tersen
Kvarten
Kvinten
Sexten
Septen
Rivan
Rafflan
Rännan
Smuttan
Smuttans Unge
Femton Droppar
Repetitionen
Lilla Manasse
Lilla Manasses bror
Kreaturens Återuppståndelse
Den Bleka Dödens Dryck
Evigt Liv
The First
The Second
The Third
The Fourth
The Fifth
The Sixth
The Seventh
The Rake
The Thrill
The Shoot
Sippy
Sippy’s Kid
Fifteen Drops
The Repetition
Little Manasse
Little Manasse’s brother
Resurrection of the Creatures
The Drink of the Pale Death
Eternal Life
In this booklet you’ll find a translation of one of the most popular Swedish snaps songs “Imbelupet glaset står på bräcklig fot”. The music comes from an old popular chapbook song and used as background music for this page. These were part of the news-distribution in the olden rural times spreading news of mostly sad or frightful events that had occurred. In this case the original song “Kors på Idas grav” is about an unhappy Icelandic girl by the name of Ida who dies from grief when she from her shipwrecked and dying father hears that her beloved has deserted her.
The first verse is the original snaps song but students with poetic minds have added at least seven new endings fitting to the order of snapses. And I have made a very free interpretation making twelve different endings. But I would not advice anybody to take twelve snapses unless these are very small.
TWELVE WAYS OF HAVING SNAPS ”COLD AND MISTY”
76 – 87 COLD AND MISTY 1 – 12
Music: Kors på Idas grav*
SNAPS THE DISNEY WAY
88. WISHING ON STARS
Music: When You Wish upon a Star
89. I’M NOT CONTENT
Music: Baloo’s Song from the Jungle Book
SNAPS WITH SINATRA
90. MY SNAPS
Music: New York, New York
91. MY WAY
Music: My Way
92. THE CARGO
Music: Chicago
93. GOOD FRIENDS IN THE NIGHT
Music: Strangers in the Night
A sample from Booklet 4
76. COLD AND MISTY 1.
Cold and misty is the glass on foot so frail.
Chilly cans of beer are following its trail.
But down there
In deep despair
In his ventricular resort
The old Devil’s sitting waiting for a snort.
SNAPS WITH ABBA
94. THANK YOU FOR THE MONEY
Music: Thank You for the Music
CAMPFIRE SNAPS
95. SNAPS MYSTERY
Music: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter from Camp) (Dance of the Hours)
96. UNDER MY SOLAR PLEXUS
Music: Deep in the Heart of Texas
97. I’M HANGOVER
Music: Happy Wanderer
EVERGREEN SNAPS
98. IF YOU’RE APT TO SOMETHING NEW
Music: California Here I Come
99. TIME NOW TO MOVE HER
Music: I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
100. MISTER SNAPSMAN
Music: Mister Sandman, Give Me A Dream.
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