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Tre pepparkaksgubbar
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"Tre pepparkaksgubbar", also known as "Vi komma, vi komma från Pepparkakeland", is a Swedish Christmas song with lyrics by Astrid Forsell-Gullstrand and music by Alice Tegnér. The song was originally published in 1913, both in Bärina Hallonhätta och andra visor and volume 6 of Alice Tegnér's Sjung med oss, Mamma!.[1][2]
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"Tre pepparkaksgubbar" | |
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Song | |
Language | Swedish |
Published | 1913 (1913) |
Genre | Children, Christmas |
Composer(s) | Alice Tegnér |
Lyricist(s) | Astrid Forsell-Gullstrand |
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The song describes three gingerbread men with eyes out of zante currants, who tell about themselves come walking from gingerbread land at Christmastime. During Saint Lucy's processions, the song is sung by boys dressed as gingerbread men.