tomten = (the gnome) = santa
jag = I
vet = know(s)
på gator och torg = on streets and squares
julafton = (christmas eve) = day before christmas day
ska köpa = shall (will) buy
gran = fir tree
springer = run(s)/leap(s)
i sta´n = in the city/Town
ner = down
taken = the roofs
tror på = believe in
där jag bor = where I live
riktig = real
en så(da)n = one like that
när = (here when(*)
gör = make(s)
besviken = disappointed
när man är = when "you" are
stängda = closed
lukter = scents/smells (the noun)
snurrar = revolve(s)
frid = (sprititual) Peace (as in "pax vobiscum") (fred = opposite of war)
rosa helicopter = (pink chopper) = the most famous song from this group ("peaches")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDs3mjJU_7E
(*) it can also mean other things. One phrase that is mentioned in a carton that begins "jag har närt" means "I have nourished"; ie "I have brought up". If I tell the whole phrase I'm likely to get the moderators throwing rocks at me .)
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