Icelandic Christmas Cat Song

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Icelandic christmas cat song. Björk also recorded a popular version of the song in the late 1980s listen here. Behave or a troll will terrorize you or a cat will eat you. Björk - Jólakotturinn Christmas Cat 1987 - YouTube.

Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol Jólakötturinn or the Christmas cat by composer Ingibjörg Þorbergs. This is Skuggi perhaps a distant relative to. 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 song about a monster. 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. Björk also recorded a popular version of the song in the late 1980s.

Translation of Jólaköttinn by Björk from Icelandic to English. Icelands favourite daughter sings her version of the carol jólakötturinn or the christmas cat by composer ingibjörg þorbergs. Unfortunately if there are no colourful new clothes among these gifts the innocent little ones instead of feasting on the Christmas banquet next day will become feasted on by the Yule Cat.

No one is quite sure where the Yule Cat belief comes from but what has made the Cat universally famous is perhaps the poem by Jóhannes úr Kötlum 18991972 the beginning of. Björk did a wonderful cover of it in 1987. Jólakötturinn is one of few real Icelandic Christmas songs in which the song and lyrics are.

1 jolakotturinn the christmas cat jolakotturinn or the christmas cat is an incredibly popular christmas song in iceland performed by bjork. It was part of his childrens book of Christmas poems based on Icelandic folklore Jólin koma. The folklore includes both mischievous pranksters who leave gifts during the night and monsters who eat disobedient children.