Icelandic Christmas Cat Song
Snjókorn Falla Laddi.
Icelandic christmas cat song. Grýla and Leppalúði are the parents of the 13 Icelandic yule lads. The Christmas Cat is said to eat children who do not receive clothing as Christmas presents. Above you can listen to one of Icelands most famous and loved Christmas songs about this feared Christmas Cat.
273 translations 44 transliterations 193 thanks received 140 translation requests fulfilled for 84 members 3 transcription requests fulfilled added 18 idioms explained 20 idioms left 54 comments added 5 annotations. A faithful cover of the Shakin Stevens song Snow is Falling but Laddis charming voice and the Icelandic lyrics makes it into one of the most popular Icelandic Christmas songs. 12282019 at 946 AM.
I am not afraid of the Christmas cat. Unlike other parts of the world where Father Christmas or Saint Nick is the only yuletide icon Icelandic culture depicts not one but 13 Christmas trolls. Björk - Jólakotturinn Christmas Cat 1987 - YouTube.
1 jolakotturinn the christmas cat jolakotturinn or the christmas cat is an incredibly popular christmas song in iceland performed by bjork. The stories are directed at children and are used to scare them into good behaviour. Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol jólakötturinn or the christmas cat by composer ingibjörg þorbergs.
Behave or a troll will terrorize you or a cat will eat you. Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol Jólakötturinn or the Christmas cat by composer Ingibjörg Þorbergs. The first song is a 1987 recording of Björk singing a early 20th century poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum who codified the many old folk stories and myths relating to Christmas.
The threat of being eaten by this massive monster of a cat was not only used to motivate kids. Apparently farmers threatened their employees with being preyed upon by the Yule Cat in order to encourage them to complete the processing of the autumn wool before Christmas. Now you know who Laddi is in Iceland.