Rosen Fra Fyn

DESCRIPTION: Danish round: "Rosen fra Fyn (x4)." Might come into English as "Roses from Fuhn," or be misunderstood as "Raisin Fried Prunes" or garbled as "Frozen raccoon."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (GirlScout-PocketSongbook)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage flowers campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 141, 443-444, 450, "Rosen fra fuhn" (notes only)
GirlScout-PocketSongbook, p. 46, "Rosen Fra Fuhn" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "Rosen Fra Fyn" (1 text, 1 tune) (12th edition, p. 32)
NOTES [35 words]: GirlScout-PocketSongbook points out that Fuhn was the home of Hans Christian Andersen. But most of the versions I found online gave the name as "Fyn," not "Fuhn." Perhaps this was to help with pronunciation. - RBW
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