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2 6 SWEDISH SONG GAMES
Description. At 1, same as setting. At 5, each player inside the
circle beckons to some one in the circle. The latter players at once
step inside, walking behind those who have just beckoned to them.
II
She gave to me a welcome, oh, she gave to me her hand,
She gave to me a welcome, oh, she gave to me her hand;
We danced and sang so gayly in that sweet meadow land, land, land,
We danced and sang so gayly in that sweet meadow land.
Description. At beginning of verse II, the couples stop and face
each other, the boys with their backs to the center. At 4, partners
clasp right hands, with left hands on hips. In repetition at 4, they clasp
left hands, still facing each other, and now with arms crossed. At 5,
the boys bend right arms backward and extend left, forcing girls to
bend left arms and extend right. At 6, the same movement with
opposite arms. Continue this arm movement alternately in time to music
till the end of the verse. The players should put vim into this
movement, bracing themselves by placing one foot forward and throwing
the body backward.
III
We clasped our hands together, in friendship strong and sure,
We clasped our hands together, in friendship strong and sure,
So long we’d played together, we knew it would endure, endure,
So long we’d played together, we knew it would endure.
Description. At verse III, with arms still crossed, the couples
inside move to the left, beginning each measure with outside foot and
moving their arms up and down in time to the music. The action in
the last part of this verse is the same as in 5-16 of verse II. The game
begins again, the players who were beckoned into the circle at the
beginning of the game now on the inside.
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