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JULFEST KIDS CHOIR SONGS (phonetic spelling for pronunciation)

Goder Afton
Guder afton, guder afton, bod-a herr-a ock fru, Vi onskar eder alla en foid-a-full yule.
Guder afton, guder afton, velkommen vore yest, Vi onskar eder alla en foid-a-full yule.

Nu är det Jul lgen
Nu air day yul ee-yen, ock nu air day yul ee-yen, ock yulen vara vell till poska,
Day vor inta sont, ock day vor inta sont, for dare ee-mel-on kommer fos-ta.
Now it is Christmas time, oh now it is Christmas time,
our hearts are filled with love and gladness.
This is the time of year, oh this is the time of year
when joyous song will banish sadness.
Nu air day yul ee-yen, ock nu air day yul ee-yen, ock yulen vara vell till poska,
Day vor inta sont, ock day vor inta sont, for dare ee-mel-on kommer fos-ta.

Tre Pepparkaksgubbar
Vi komma, vi komma, fron Pep-par-ka-ka-land,
Ock vaygen vi vondrot till sam-man hand ee hand.
So bruna, so bruna, vee airo al-la tray.
Kor-innn-ter till oh-gen ock hat-tar-na pos-nay.
Tray gubbar, tray gubbar, fron Pep-par-ka-ka-land,
Till yulen, till yulen, vee komma hand ee hand.
Men tomten ock boken vi lemna vee vor spees,
Dom vill-e, in-ter-ray-sa fron vor pep-par-ka-ka grees.

Nu har vi Ljus, Här i Värt Hus
Nu har vee yus, hair ee vort hus, yulen air kommen, hopp-tra-la-la-la.
Barnen eh ring, dansa om kring, dansa om kring.
Granen store so grun oh gran ee stugan; granen store so grun oh gran ee stugan,
Tra-la-la-la-latra-la-la-la-latra-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Kom lil-la ven, kom new ee-yen, dansa kring granen, hopp-tra-la-la-la.
Glayde-yen air store, sister oh bror, sister oh bror.
Pappa, momma, alla gor ee dan-sen; Pappa momma, alla gor ee dansen,
Tra-la-la-la-latra-la-la-la-latra-la-la-la-la-la-la

Julfest Children's Choir - Each of the four Children's Choir songs is recorded in the order they appear in the service. In the first file below the songs are sung. In the 2nd file, all of the words are spoken. Listen to Emma sing and speak the words to the songs, so that you can memorize the correct pronunciation in Swedish!