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2 6 SWEDISH SONG GAMES
Description of Chorus. Every gang master leads his rank to the
left, the gang master of each line following the last workman in the
preceding line. The first gang master (or leader of all) keeps hips
firm. The others place their hands on the shoulders of the workmen
they follow. By so doing the separate ranks form one continuous line,
and describe a circle or some intricate course. As each gang master
reaches the foot of his rank, he leads (hips firm) his men back to their
starting positions. When the chorus ends all should be in their original
positions facing A. Chorus is the same in all the verses.
Step. Change step, beginning left foot, with appelle on first "dunk"
of each measure. The body must be held erect, with no bending to
sides.
II
Come, come, let’s comb the flax stalk to-day,
Comb it out well, then weave, weave away;
Kir ties we’ll make in colors so gay,
Then show our joy in dancing. Chorus.
Description. Imitate, in four movements, the heckling of flax as
follows: at 1, pick up bunch from right forward; at 2, with arms
stretched, fling it over heckle in front; at 3, with arms bent, draw
it back; at 4, fling it down to the left and forward. From 5-8, repeat
action.
III
Come, come, let’s spin the flax thread to-day,
Reaped, reaped in time and spun, spun away;
Kirtles we’ll make in colors so gay,
Then show our joy in dancing. Chorus.
Description. Workmen 1 and 4 take one step forward and face
workmen 2 and 3, forming with these (right thumb grasp), a star to
represent a spinning-wheel. At 1, the star moves to the right; at 5,
changing to left thumb grasp, the star moves to the left. The leaders
face their respective "spinning-wrheels," pretending to treadle with
one foot, and imitating in other ways the motions of a spinner.
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