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Aspåkers polska
Staff Notation • Secular, Folk songs
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Aspåkers polska by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger — Lyrics
Varför, varför. Varför sitta vi så still och tysta?
Ha vi uttömt alla kära ord?
Äro alla de små läppar kyssta,
som gå leende kring detta bord?
Tralala lalalalala.
Äro alla de små kvinnor gifta,
som gå trippande i denna sal?
Finns här inga hjonelag att stifta?
Brinna inga hjärtan i vår dal?
Trajtarajta rai tararaj ta ramtram tam tram
trajtara trajtarajta rai tara rajta ram tram tam ta.
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About Aspåkers polska
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger captures a wistful yet spirited mood in this Swedish secular song for SATB choir. The text opens with a rhetorical question, asking why the singers are sitting so still and silent, if all words have been spoken and all lips have been kissed. It then shifts to a more active, self-determined declaration from the singer, who resolves to spin, knit, churn butter, and shear sheep, stating that her lips have not yet been kissed and will not be this year. The song reflects on themes of youthful independence and the anticipation of future romance, set against a folk-song backdrop that evokes rural life and traditional activities.
