by Nils Johan Einar Ferlin (1898 - 1961)

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Barnet travar på ABC,
tuppen kommer att värpa! 
Morans ögon kan ingen se,
bonden talar med skärpa. 
Drängen dolar med snus och dryck,
pigan gnolar ett skillingtryck.
Barnet travar på ABC,
tuppen kommer att värpa. 

Tuppen värper helt säkert han. 
– Silvermynt ska vi trava! 
Allt blir bra för en liten man 
bara han lärt att stava. 
Brist och längtan går världen kring, 
pigan drömmer fagra ting.
Allt blir bra för en liten man 
bara han lärt att stava.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Barnet travar", op. 38a no. 2 (1952) [ mixed chorus ], confirmed with a CD booklet

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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-15
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