Apusskidusski - Video

Apusskidusski (two ways!)

This is a traditional Swedish song, with a lovely tune, called I Medelhavet. Here is an approximate translation of the original words, with an additional verse that I made up. It's a song for a mother or father to sing to their child, but you could ask the children what they think the words mean and then they could make up a third verse. In this version, the song is almost like a lullaby.

• In middle ocean
• Sardines are swimming
• Apusskidusski Apusskidu
• But in my own heart
• You're swimming too
• Apusskidusski Apusskidu
• __
• Up in the blue sky
• The birds are flying
• Apusskidusski Apusskidu
• But in my own heart
• You're flying too
• Apusskidusski Apusskidu

In the video, the song is begins in Swedish and is then translated into four other languages, including English. You'll be amazed at how different the song sounds at an upbeat tempo and I wonder how many children will prefer this version! Sometimes children surprise me with a preference for gentle music.